If Indians were not to be counted in the census, then by the same logic other noncitizens should not be counted. They are not taxed like citizens. They do not count in the census. Is there some update to the US Constitution that I am missing?
The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2000.6.What is this person’s race? Mark.......1.white....2.black,African Am,Negro....3American Indian or Alaska Native...print name of enrolled or principal tribe...(19 blocks)
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Census 2000 used a combined
“American Indian or Alaska Native”
response category to collect data on
both the American Indian and Alaska
Native population. Also, respondents
were asked to provide the name of
their enrolled or principal tribes.
Previous decennial censuses collected data on both American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.
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Census 2000 provides more extensive data for tribes than ever before.
The question on race was
changed for Census 2000.
All U.S. censuses have obtained
information on race for every individual and for the past several censuses, the responses reflect selfidentification. For Census 2000,
however, respondents were asked to
report one or more races they considered themselves and other members of their households to be.5