Why the Federal Government Needs to Change How It Collects Data on Native Americans

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Describes how the federal government collects data on race and ethnicity and resulting inaccuracies that impact data on American Indian and Alaska Native people. Identifies a number of issues related to race and ethnicity data, including how information on multiracial individuals is looked at and potential changes to how Hispanic identity will be considered. Discusses policy and research implications and offers recommendations for data collection.

Robert Maxim, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Kimberly R. Huyser

03/2023

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Brookings Institution

American Indian or Alaska Native · Hispanic or Latino · Policy · Racial and ethnic groups · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data