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After halting door-to-door visits for nearly five months, the U.S. Census Bureau plans to send out workers for in-person counts again in August. Census officials fear the delay in personal outreach could further hamper the efforts to get an accurate number of Native Americans and other populations that are traditionally hard to count. The Census estimates the self-reporting rate nationwide is more than 62 percent. That number for Native Americans is much lower, with some tribes in the single digits. We’ll get an update on the Census effort and what experts think the best options for accurately counting Native populations.
Guests:
Dr. James Tucker – vice chair of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations for the U.S. Census and pro bono counsel to the Native American Rights Fund
Shelly Diaz (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) – Tribal hub coordinator for Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership
Shadana Sultan (Oglala Lakota) – tribal partnership specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau
Arden Kucate (Zuni) – Councilman for the Pueblo of Zuni
Ahtza Dawn Chavez (Diné/Kewa Pueblo) – executive director of the NAVA Education Project
Break 1 music: Heeia (song) Henry Kapono (artist) The Wild Hawaiian (album)
Break 2 music: Eagle Blessing (song) Swinomish Canoe Family (artist)
