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MARCH 19, 2001

Tribal leaders in Montana are fearing that an undercount of American Indians in the state will negatively affect how political districts are drawn as well as how federal funding is appropriated.

The state will be receiving raw data soon to be used for redistricting. Janine Pease Pretty on Top, a member of the Crow Tribe, will be on the state commission that will redraw the state's political districts.

Political activists last year mounted a large campaign to get more Indian voters to the polls. They attribute their success to the election of three new American Indian legislators.

The state's Indian population is about 7 percent.

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Census numbers already under fire (AP 3/19)

Relevant Links:
US Census Bureau - www.census.gov

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