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Census Undercount Threatens Federal Food and Health Programs on Reservations

May 12, 2022/

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The 2020 census missed nearly 1 of every 17 Native Americans who live on reservations, an undercount that could very well lead to insufficient federal funding for essential health, nutrition, and social programs in remote communities with high poverty rates and scarce access to services.

By Carly Graf


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