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Back in 2010 when the census came in the mail, I remember sitting with my roommate at the kitchen table filling out our forms together, laughing and joking about our "household."

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5/17/2012

article American Indian population grows to 6.3M
(USA) -- There were over 6.3 million American Indian/Alaska Natives in the United States in 2011 according to a U.S. Census report released on Thursday, May 17. That...

5/16/2012

article Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.
(Washington D.C.) -- After years of speculation, estimates and projections, the Census Bureau has made it official: White births are no longer a majority in the United...

4/13/2012

article Tribal citizenship number skewed
(Oklahoma) -- As of April 10, there were 315,698 citizens enrolled in the Cherokee Nation, making it the largest American Indian tribe in the country.

3/23/2012

article Indian life expectancy rises significantly, census data shows
(South Dakota) -- Newly released census data shows male life expectancy in Shannon County is now more than 71 years, compared to five years ago when life expectancy for...

3/14/2012

article SD Indian population younger than other groups
(South Dakota) -- South Dakota's American Indian population is younger than the state's overall population, a trend that has implications for the provision of...

2/21/2012

article Census shows increase in Cherokee respondents
(Oklahoma) -- According to a Jan. 25 U.S. Census release, people claiming Cherokee lineage on their Census forms increased by more than 89,000 to 819,105 since the 2000...

2/13/2012

article Forest fires blocked census on First Nations
(Ontario) -- The latest census results for northwestern Ontario are incomplete. Statistics Canada said 13 remote First Nations aren't represented in its report...
article Reserve population grew 16%, census says
(Saskatchewan) -- Saskatchewan's First Nations reserves saw a big population jump over the last five years, according to the 2011 federal census.

2/11/2012

article OP/ED: Government Census Numbers on Indian Population Way Off Target
(USA) -- The United States Census recently assessed that the Native population in America has grown a staggering 39 percent in the past decade.

2/9/2012

article Growth of Northwest Tribes Outpaces General Population
(Washington) -- Membership in Northwest tribes has grown faster than the general population, reports Northwest News Network. This growth has strained some tribes and...

2/1/2012

article Census: Few among Arizona's tribes claimed to be multiracial
(Washington D.C.) -- The number of American Indians who claimed to be multiracial jumped sharply over the last decade, but not so much in Arizona, the Census Bureau...

1/30/2012

article American Indian population grows in US
(Michigan) -- When filling out her next census form, Jessica Rivard would fill in the bubble to identify herself as an American Indian in the race category.

1/27/2012

press release 2010 Census Shows Nearly Half of American Indians and Alaska Natives Report Multiple Races
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Census Bureau today released a 2010 Census brief, The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010, [PDF] that shows almost half (44...
article BLOG: Complicating the 2010 US Census Native Data
(Massachusetts) -- Back in 2010 when the census came in the mail, I remember sitting with my roommate at the kitchen table filling out our forms together, laughing and...
article Census Finds Claims Of Tribal Heritage Jump Dramatically
(Washington) -- The number of people claiming tribal heritage increased dramatically in the Northwest over the past decade. The number of residents who identify as...

1/26/2012

article Census: Native count jumps by 27 percent
(Arizona) -- America's Native population climbed by nearly a third between 2000 and 2010, surprising U.S. Census Bureau data analysts and delighting managers of...

1/25/2012

article Census data shows more American Indians, Alaska Natives identifying with multiple races
(Arizona) -- Almost half of American Indians and Alaska Natives identify with multiple races, representing a group that grew by 39 percent over a decade, according to U....

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