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Few states make the grade when it comes to tribal inclusion in voting maps (October 12, 2023)
Tribes must be included “from the very beginning” of the redistricting process in order to ensure American Indian and Alaska Native voices are heard at the polls. 
The first and only Native council member in California’s largest city is calling on his colleagues to step down for making racist and offensive statements about Indigenous people.
Find records from the Santa Fe Indian School in the 1950 Census.
Nooksack Tribe puts housing evictions on ‘pause’ amid high-level attention (February 2, 2022)
Former citizens of the Nooksack Tribe have won temporary respite from being evicted from their federally-funded homes in Washington state. 
Indian Country Today: Alaska Native corporations finally receive COVID-19 funds (September 27, 2021)
Alaska Native corporations are figuring out how to distribute the funds more than a year after the CARES Act lawsuit started. 
In the ten years since 2010, the number of people the Census categorizes as American Indian and Alaska Natives increased from 5.2 million to 9.7 million.
“NCAI is excited to see the 2020 Census results that show a more diverse America,” said National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp.
Day 1 of the Joe Biden administration: Actions affecting Indian Country (January 20, 2021)
From re-examining the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument to helping tribal nations restore their homelands, the Joe Biden administration will hit the ground running. 
The Supreme Court said the Census Bureau can stop its count of the population, a blow to tribal leaders and local advocates for underrepresented communities who said they would be hit hardest by an undercount.
Navajo Nation urges citizens to complete 2020 Census as count comes to end (October 14, 2020)
An order from the U.S. Supreme Court allows the U.S. Census Bureau to end the 2020 count and stop data collection across the country. 
Indian Country organizations fear undercount as 2020 Census comes to end (October 14, 2020)
The National Congress of American Indians, the Native American Rights Fund, and the National Urban Indian Family Coalition condemn the Trump administration’s pursuit of an incomplete 2020 Census.
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation welcomes continued Census count (October 5, 2020)
“All Indigenous peoples have the right to be counted in the 2020 Census,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. 
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation tackles COVID-19 and Census 2020 (September 30, 2020)
The Navajo Nation is working to ensure residents of the reservation stay safe during the pandemic and to increase tribal participation in the 2020 Census.
Cronkite News: Tribes continue fight for accurate Census count (September 29, 2020)
The Gila River Indian Community and the Navajo Nation won a court decision extending the Census 2020 through the end of October. But the Trump administration is already appealing.
Native America Calling: Will the 2020 Census accurately count Native Americans? (September 28, 2020)
The deadline for all U.S. residents to fill out the 2020 Census is approaching fast. Tune into Native America Calling to find out how the Indian Country is being affected. 
Navajo Nation welcomes ruling extending Census 2020 operations (September 25, 2020)
“As the first people of this country, we have every right to be counted in the 2020 Census,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. 
Bipartisan bill restores Census 2020 deadline (September 15, 2020)
Democrats and Republicans are coming together to ensure Native and rural communities get counted in the 2020 Census. 
Cronkite News: Census count coming to an end amid COVID-19 (September 15, 2020)
An accurate Census count is a ‘matter of life and death’ for Indian Country, a prominent tribal leader said. 
Judge halts plan to end Census early, as Arizona, tribal responses lag (September 10, 2020)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Census Bureau plan to end its counting a month earlier than planned, ruling in a suit joined by the Navajo Nation and Gila River Indian Community. 
Underscore.news: Census in the age of pandemic (September 10, 2020)
The Census has long failed to accurately tally populations in Indian Country. COVID-19 is hampering attempts to fix that.
Native Sun News Today: Indian Country census woes mount (September 8, 2020)
After a federal directive to shorten the 2020 Census outreach period jarred the nation, Indian Country organizations redoubled efforts to make sure Native communities are counted amid COVID-19.
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