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| Census 2000: |
American Indian and
Alaska Native Population |
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Indigenous Diversity |
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| Census 2000 counted more than 4 million people who
said they were American Indian or Alaska Native, either alone or in combination with one
or more other races. Of the total United States population, 2.5 million people, or nearly
one percent, reported only American Indian or Alaska Native (not in combination
with another race). This population grew at least 26 percent since 1990, twice the growth
rate of the total U.S. population! Nearly half live in the West (43%), a third in the
South (31%), seventeen percent (17%) in the Midwest and nine percent (9%) in the
Northeast. States with the largest American Indian and Alaska Native populations are, in
order of highest to lowest, California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, New York,
Washington, North Carolina, Michigan, Alaska and Florida. Of the more than 700 tribal
affiliations reported in Census 2000, the largest tribes are Cherokee, Navajo, Choctaw,
Sioux and Chippewa. |
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| NOTE* November is American Indian and Alaska Native
Heritage Month—a time to honor the role "First Nation" peoples
have played in the history and progress of the United States. Across the country, special
events will celebrate the culture of the original people of the land and discuss the
problems they face. |
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American Indian and Alaska Native Population
Source: Census 2000, U.S. Census Bureau; To download the report, The American
Indian
and Alaska Native Population: 2000 in PDF format, click here. |
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Ministry Ideas |
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Consider your relationship with and attitude towards Native
people in your community. Is there a role for your church to play toward healing and
reconciliation, ministry partnership with Native American Christians, or missionary
support? |
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Increase your understanding of Native American perspectives
concerning European American's past and present missionary approaches. Read Chapter 3 from Whiteman's
Gospel by Craig Smith, a Chippewa leader in the Christian & Missionary
Alliance. |
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"Less than 5% of Native people have a vital relationship with Christ.
Many of our people suffer an alcoholism rate 10 times that of all other ethnic groups in
the U.S. combined, teen suicide six times the national average, highest rates of
unemployment in the land, severe economic hardships, and an average life expectancy for
Native men of 47." (Richard Twiss, Rosebud/Lakota Sioux Tribe, President, Wiconi
International (http://www.wiconi.com).
Consider supporting the contextualized mission and ministry efforts of Native
Christians among their own people. Download the PDF document, A
conversation with Richard Twiss from the Center for World Missions. |
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If there is a Native American population in your area, consider a
proactive ministry of reconciliation. Begin by reading One Church, Many
Tribes by Richard Twiss, or Living in Color by Rev. Randy Woodley, a
Keetowah Cherokee and leader in the American Baptist Church. (http://www.eagles-wingsmin.com/directory). |
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