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American Indians and Alaska Natives Count: The US Census Bureau’s Efforts to Enumerate the Native Population

American Indians and Alaska Natives Count: The US Census Bureau’s Efforts to Enumerate the... American Indians and Alaska Natives Count Th e US Census Bureau’s Eff orts to Enumerate the Native Population Carol Chiago Lujan Obtaining a full count of all Native Americans is paramount to securing maximum federal funding to support tribal and state programs that help our children, elders, and community members. — Alvin Warren, former cabinet secretary, Indian Aff airs Department in New Mexico, 2008 Census data are important because they are used to determine how bil- lions of dollars of federal funds are distributed among various programs such as social services, health care, education, and transportation. Th ese data are also used to defi ne school districts, apportion seats in the US House of Representatives, and make decisions about the type of commu- nity services that are needed. Th ese decisions have serious implications for Indian Country. For example, based on the growth of the Navajo population as refl ected in the 1990, 2000, and 2010 census data, the Na- vajo Nation fi led suit in federal court to force San Juan County to redraw district boundaries in order to provide adequate services and political representation for the nation’s growing population. Other tribal govern- ments in the Southwest are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Indian Quarterly University of Nebraska Press

American Indians and Alaska Natives Count: The US Census Bureau’s Efforts to Enumerate the Native Population

Lujan, Carol Chiago
The American Indian Quarterly , Volume 38 (3) – Aug 15, 2014
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University of Nebraska Press
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American Indians and Alaska Natives Count Th e US Census Bureau’s Eff orts to Enumerate the Native Population Carol Chiago Lujan Obtaining a full count of all Native Americans is paramount to securing maximum federal funding to support tribal and state programs that help our children, elders, and community members. — Alvin Warren, former cabinet secretary, Indian Aff airs Department in New Mexico, 2008 Census data are important because they are used to determine how bil- lions of dollars of federal funds are distributed among various programs such as social services, health care, education, and transportation. Th ese data are also used to defi ne school districts, apportion seats in the US House of Representatives, and make decisions about the type of commu- nity services that are needed. Th ese decisions have serious implications for Indian Country. For example, based on the growth of the Navajo population as refl ected in the 1990, 2000, and 2010 census data, the Na- vajo Nation fi led suit in federal court to force San Juan County to redraw district boundaries in order to provide adequate services and political representation for the nation’s growing population. Other tribal govern- ments in the Southwest are

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Published: Aug 15, 2014

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