Complex sentence: The families, including women and children, who were employed by these shows often lived in encampments similar to the traditional Indian camps, allowing their culture to be maintained at a time when it was being suppressed elsewhere.
Split into simpler sentences: The families, including women and children, were employed by these shows. They often lived in encampments similar to the traditional Indian camps, allowing their culture to be maintained at a time when it was being suppressed elsewhere.