Census 2020: History of Indigenous Invisibility-Be Counted!

The United States Census Bureau, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had initially extended the 2020 enumeration timeline from October 31, but has now shortened it to September 30, 2020, which reduces the counting period by 31 days. The extended time was initially allotted to create additional access for Enumerators but since the pandemic had closed so many scheduled outreach events, it completely reduced community gatherings and stopped most door to door data collection. This shortened deadline will not only affect the overall accuracy of the 2020 Census calculations, but it will undoubtedly impact Indigenous communities the hardest, as historically Indigenous people are drastically under counted by astronomical numbers compared with other populations in the United States.

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From The Archives: Chief Poking Fire Museum

Hello and welcome to the third installment of the Tomaquag Museum’s Belongings Blog, From the Archives series, in which our Archivist Anthony Belz will share some of the interesting items found in the Tomaquag Museum’s archival collections. This installment features a small color Instamatic photograph of the exterior of the Chief Poking Fire Museum located in Quebec, Canada.

From the Archives: Princess Red Wing Television Interview, December 19, 1971

Welcome to the next installment in the Belongings Blog’s new series, From the Archives where we’ll share some interesting things found in the Tomaquag Museum’s archival collections. In this installment, our Archivist Anthony Belz will highlight a cassette tape recording of a television interview with Princess Red Wing (Mary E. Gongdon) from WHDA in Boston on December 19, 1971.

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