28-09-2016 21:00 via ktoo.org

Alaska Natives respond to plan for questions on 2020 census

ANCHORAGE — Federal officials are considering changes to the 2020 census that would result in Alaska Natives being asked about their tribal affiliation and shareholder status with regional and village corporations.
KTUU-TV reports that the proposal was met with concern by many Alaska Native representatives at a Tuesday meeting with officials from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The bureau’s chief operating officer, Nancy Potok, says the bureau is hoping to gather more information from A
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