How do I avoid duplicates when importing sequences?

We're doing lots of collaborative editing at our company and just switched from FCP7 to premiere. We're able to import sequences into projects just fine, but a HUGE problem arises with duplicates. Each sequence we import brings in new master clips in the Project window, even though all that media already exists in the project. If I delete it, the media disappears from the sequences that use it.
WHY!!!!?
I assume this is user error. We're still learning the software and collectively agree that this can't possibly be how Premiere is designed to operate. What are we doing wrong, and how can we avoid balooning our project files each time we want to consolidate our editors' work?

While I'm *really* looking forward to seeing the reality of Adobe Anywhere, it currently poses more questions than we have answers for, including how much horse power the server and central storage systems are going to need. Even for a small shop with 3 edit bays I can see the server becoming pretty sluggish rendering all the frames that need to be sent to the clients, especially once effects are added. And... what happens when some one decides it's time to export with some plugins that take all the CPU/GPU time up?    And then.... is this going to be included in the next Production Premium or is there going to be a massive premium added on top making it uneconomic for smaller shops?
Until we know more.... we'll just have to keep editing individually and merging projects as needed.
-- back on topic ---
As I said above, if you are importing projects from other editors it would not normally duplicate the footage. If it's still doing it then there may be some path issues in the copied project. In order to 'fix' those issues you can open the copied project they sent first (as a project, not as an import), reconnect all the media to your local media (this is usually just one or two clicks) then save it.   Now go back to your master project and import the sequence as before. Because your copied project is now already connected to your local media it should not need to duplicate them.
If it's STILL duplicating footage than perhaps you need to give us more specifics.....

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