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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Complete Count:
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But Starkovich, an en-
rolled member of the tribe
in charge of her reserva-
tions’ Complete Count Com-
mittee, has a challenge ahead
of her, working against cen-
turies of government mis-
trust.
“As indigenous people,
we are a little afraid of the
government,” she explained,
“because we’ve been hurt by
the government.”
Starkovich’s first goal, she
said, is getting people on the
Bois Forte Reser vation,
which shares a border with
Minnesota, to believe her
when she says the data they
provide the government is
confidential.
Her neighbors are wary
of giving away all their in-
formation, and she is quick
to explain that specific cen-
sus data isn’t shared with law
enforcement, the govern-
ment or even the tribe.
January 15, 2020
Census Day April 1
She also has to convince
the community that the cen-
sus has a real effect on their
day to day lives, from fund-
ing for roads and buildings,
to resources that the Indian
Health Service devotes to
their tribe. Some people
don’t know that the census
translates into cash for the
community, but some
people who do also just
don’t believe that participat-
ing will make a real impact.
Starkovich says convinc-
ing people on the reserva-
tion that the census matters
is among her top priorities.
Over $1.5 trillion of fed-
eral money is allocated
across the country each year
based on census data, ac-
cording to new research
from George Washington
University. And tribes like
Starkovich’s count on fed-
eral funding owed to them
by treaties with the U.S. and
from other laws and agree-
ments.
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