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The NCAI Policy Research Center was designated a Census Information Center (CIC) in 2006. Designation as a CIC will help facilitate the NCAI Policy Research Center provide tribal leaders across the United States the best available knowledge, specifically increasing access to Census information and data products to use for research, planning, and decision-making purposes. CIC's are recognized as official sources of demographic, economic, and social statistics produced by the Census Bureau and provide training and technical assistance to interested data users. If you have any questions, contact Amber Ebarb at 202-466-7767 or aebarb@ncai.org.
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Learning about Census Data - Introduction to Census 2000 Data Products - American Indian and Alaska Native: "Census 2000 showed that there were 4,119,301 persons in the United States who indicated their race, alone or in combination, as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN). Information on American Indians and Alaska Natives will be available in a variety of formats and media, including the Internet, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and printed reports. This brochure provides a brief introduction to the information available from Census 2000, Census 2000 geography, maps, and data products. Visit our Web site at www.census.gov."
- Census 2000 Basics, Issued September 2002:
"Importance of the Census: What it is used for and why The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2 mandates that an apportionment of representatives among the states, for the House of Representatives, be carried out every 10 years (decennially). Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states. Congress decides the method to carry out the apportionment and, since 1940, has used the method of ‘equal proportions’ in accordance with Title 2, U.S. Code. Using equal portions, each state is assigned one congressional seat (as provided by the Constitution). The apportionment formula then allocates the remaining 385 seats one at a time among the 50 states until all 435 seats are assigned. In addition to apportionment, the decennial census results are used to: · distribute almost $200 billion annually in federal, state, local, and tribal funds; · draw state legislative districts; · evaluate the success of programs or identify populations in need of services; · and many other purposes. The URL www.census.gov/dmd/www/content.htm has a comprehensive review of each of the questions and why it is asked. While the federal government uses census data for many purposes, businesses, students, and many others also use census data. Businesses may use the data to decide where to locate an outlet, or to select products for a specific area. Students research neighborhoods and cities for class projects and the local parent-teacher organization may use data to track trends in the local area. Historians, writers, and other researchers use census data to get a flavor of what the country looked like at a particular point in time."
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