The coronavirus pandemic is threatening an accurate census count for tribal nations. Having an accurate census count can inform tribal officials as they seek federal funding for health care, housing, transportation, education and other needs.
Alexander said that for tribes that have closed their borders,"we have to respect their tribal sovereignty and respect if they don't want us on their tribal lands, but we want to get that count, as well."
American Indians and Alaska Natives living on Native American reservations have historically been among the hardest to count. In 2010, they were undercounted by nearly 5 percent, or about 30,000 people, according to a Jurjevich wrote that increased public distrust in government, a digital divide and lingering concerns over aOJ Semans Sr., a Rosebud Sioux member who is co-executive director of Four Directions, a Native American voting rights group, said he's concerned that the coronavirus is only magnifying the obstacles that are preventing full participation. He said he has heard little in the way of discussions among Rosebud Sioux tribal members about filling out the census.
While the delayed disbursement of the money became the center of lawsuits against the Treasury Department, the funding also raised concerns about distributing money based on incomplete census data instead of tribes' own enrollment numbers.
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