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US Census Bureau News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY , NOVEMBER 14, 2005

   
   
   
Megan Kindelan CB05-CR.23
(301) 763-3691/457-3620 (fax)  
(301) 457-1037 (TDD)  
e-mail: <pio@census.gov>  
   
**CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**
 
Cheyenne River Reservation Art Contest Winners Announced

Census Bureau to Use Grand-Prize Winning Artwork as 2006 Census Test Promotional Posters

   
What: U.S. Census Bureau and Cheyenne River Reservation officials will announce the winners of an art contest promoting the 2006 Census Test, which began field activities this year. The Census Bureau will use the grand-prize winning artwork to create posters based on the two contest themes: “Everybody Counts” and “Respect Privacy.” The grand-prize winners of the contest, open to K-12 students, will be presented with U.S. savings bonds and other prizes at the public awards ceremony. This art contest is part of 2006 Census Test activities designed to improve the accuracy and completeness of the 2010 Census. The 2006 Census Test will be used to evaluate methods for counting American Indians nationwide during the decennial census.
   
When: Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. MST
   
Who: Harold C. Frazier, tribal chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Donald Loudner, vice chair, Census Advisory Committee on the
   American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
   
Where: Cheyenne River Reservation
Census Field Office
Teton Mall (Highway 212 and Main Street)
Eagle Butte, S.D. 57625

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Public Information Office |  Last Revised: August 09, 2007