Authors: Geoffrey Roth, Bartgis, Jami

Publication Year: 2009

Last Updated: 2010-08-23 15:53:54

Journal: NCUIH

Keywords: marketing campaign, 2010 census, draft proposal, ford foundation

Short Abstract:

The 2010 Census will shape the next decade for Indian country. Not only does the Census count define the tribal voice in Congress but it seriously affects funding and other opportunities for tribal people. The future of Indian Country is dependent upon an accurate count to allow for economic growth and improvement in services for native people. Unless the American Indian/Alaska Native population is strategically targeted, the count will be incomplete. The devastating effects of this will permeate beyond the urban setting and affect tribal people living in all areas of the country. It is expected that any undercount of the urban population will ultimately result in even more significant disparities in health and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is committed to a complete and accurate count of all American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). According the 2000 United States Census, over 60% of AI/AN live in urban areas. However, the division between an urban Indian and a non-urban Indians is a fundamentally false dichotomy. Urban Indians are our brothers, sisters, cousins, or ourselves as we move between our tribal homes and the urban centers for work, to pursue education, or to advocate on behalf of all Native Americans. Although American Indians and Alaska Natives were originally forced to urban locations during the Termination and Relocation era due to economic pressures and the federal policy at the time, now most Native Americans transition between their tribal homes and the urban centers depending upon their needs and the needs of their families

Abstract:

The 2010 Census will shape the next decade for Indian country. Not only does the Census count define the tribal voice in Congress but it seriously affects funding and other opportunities for tribal people. The future of Indian Country is dependent upon an accurate count to allow for economic growth and improvement in services for native people. Unless the American Indian/Alaska Native population is strategically targeted, the count will be incomplete. The devastating effects of this will permeate beyond the urban setting and affect tribal people living in all areas of the country. It is expected that any undercount of the urban population will ultimately result in even more significant disparities in health and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is committed to a complete and accurate count of all American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). According the 2000 United States Census, over 60% of AI/AN live in urban areas. However, the division between an urban Indian and a non-urban Indians is a fundamentally false dichotomy. Urban Indians are our brothers, sisters, cousins, or ourselves as we move between our tribal homes and the urban centers for work, to pursue education, or to advocate on behalf of all Native Americans. Although American Indians and Alaska Natives were originally forced to urban locations during the Termination and Relocation era due to economic pressures and the federal policy at the time, now most Native Americans transition between their tribal homes and the urban centers depending upon their needs and the needs of their families

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