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News
and Information for Journalists Covering American Indian & Alaska
Native Communities
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The Census
Bureau collects population and housing data that detail the socioeconomic
characteristics of American Indians and Alaska Natives at the
national and subnational levels. This Web page offers the latest
news media tools available for immediate use.
Story-building
materials from Facts
for Features:
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At
9000, Maricopa County, Arizona led all counties in the numeric
increase of American Indians and Alaska natives between April
1, 2000 and July 1, 2002. Meanwhile, the highest percentage
increase in the American Indian and Alaska native population
was in Fairfax County, Virginia, with a 45 percent increase
between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2002.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03-143.html>
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- Nearly one-third
of the American Indian and Alaska native population is under the
age of 18. As of July 1, 2002, there were 1.4 million American
Indian and Alaska native children.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/cb03-100.html>.
- 381,000
people speak a native North American language. Of these languages,
Navajo is the most common, with 178,000 speakers. <http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t20.html>
These are among
the facts published by the U.S. Census Bureau that portray the nation's
American Indian and Alaska Native community.
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RADIO
FEATURES — The following one-minute spots on
ancestry, education and language are part of Profile America, a daily
radio feature produced by the Public Information Office. More information
can be found on the Profile
America page. These features can be heard in RealAudio or downloaded
for broadcast in the mp3 format (1.0 M).
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"And
now a special edition of Profile America. There are millions of people
with Indian ancestry, but that does not make them American Indians
in the eyes of tribes or the federal government...Click here for the
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"And now a special edition of Profile America. It's estimated
that about 200 American Indian languages are spoken today —
far fewer than the 350 languages when Europeans first arrived in
North America...Click here for the full text...(more)"
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"And now a special edition of Profile America. Tribal Colleges
were created over the last 30 years to serve geographically isolated
populations that have no other means of accessing education beyond
the high school level...Click here for the full text...(more)"
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