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Policy · 117th Congress

Census missed housing units in rural, Native American areas

In 2010, the agency missed about 1.5 percent of that population, less than 1 percent in 2000, and almost 5 percent in 1990. The 2020 census missed about 3 percent of the Black population.

Policy · 117th Congress

Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute more tribal crimes

Separately, the federal judiciary had requested an additional 32 federal public defenders for fiscal 2023, $4.9 million for defender services and an additional $1 million for court security to handle

Congress · 117th Congress

Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations

And the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in northwestern Nevada plans to use a $1 million housing grant this year to build housing for elderly tribal members, a community laundromat, and handicap ramps for elders

Congress · 117th Congress

Democrats tout climate spending in reconciliation

The legislation also would raise revenues by increasing royalty rates and fees on oil and gas operations on federal lands and establish a new hard rock mining royalty projected to raise as much as $1

Policy · 117th Congress

In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation

It also would provide $1 billion for near-term drought relief programs and another $150 million specifically to help Native American tribes mitigate drought impacts.

Policy · 117th Congress

Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight

[jwp-video n=”1″] “Navajo Nation tribal leadership took this disease seriously from the beginning.

Policy · 117th Congress

Vaccine push may leave behind diverse communities

Marcella Nunez-Smith, head of the White House COVID-19 equity task force, said the program would provide 1 million total doses to 250 community health centers across all 50 states.

Policy · 116th Congress

Falling through census cracks could hurt tribes

could push apportionment to Biden administration] The last census undercounted several minority groups — Alaska Natives and Native Americans worst of all, missing almost 5 percent of the more than 1

Policy · 116th Congress

COVID-19 hits Latino, Black and Native American wallets harder

The poll was conducted between July 1 and Aug. 3, covering a time before federal economic measures like the extra $600-a-week in unemployment benefits stopped supporting households at the end of

Policy · 116th Congress

Local advocacy groups still pushing for higher census response

[jwp-video n=”1″] Shih said his group’s outreach efforts can’t rely on records like voter registration to find these historically undercounted groups since so many in New York’s Asian American