 | ONEIDA TRIBE OF WI
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U. S. CENSUS 2010 |  |
The U.S. Census Bureau is taking applications and testing for census takers, crew leaders, and clerks. Any Brown County or Outagamie County resident may apply for these temporary jobs in the local community.
The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the following testing sessions:
* Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:00 pm at Oneida Police Department, 2783 Freedom Road (County E), Oneida.
* Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Oneida Police Department.
* Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Community Education Center (CEC), 2632 Packerland Drive, Green Bay.
* Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the CEC.
* Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Oneida Police Department.
* Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the CEC.
* Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the CEC.
Applicants should bring two forms of identification with them. Walk-ins are welcome. If the applicant has any questions, the local Census Offices can be contacted at 920-321-1308 or their website is www.2010censusjobs.gov.
The next Census will be distributed the last week of March 2010 and is due April 1, 2010. The form will be mailed out to all households, but Census workers will be going door to door on the Reservation.
The Census is important because it affects:
• funding in our community ($300 billion is distributed per year in the United States)
• planning for future development projects (neighborhoods, schools, health facilities, roads, etc.)
• distribution of Congressional seats to states and legislature districts
It is really important for everyone to complete the Census, but even more so for Oneida Tribal members of Wisconsin. In the last Census there were only 920 Oneida Tribal Members who identified themselves as members of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin for the whole United States. The count of 902 Oneida Tribal members is far below the 14,482 enrolled members at that time. Many Oneida Tribal members from Wisconsin were counted as Oneida Nation of New York, because they just wrote “Oneida” or “Oneida Nation” or “Oneida Tribe” on the Census form.
It is important we fill out the questionnaire correctly in the section on race. The American Indian or Alaska Native box should be marked as well as printing ONEIDA TRIBE OF WI. This will guarantee that the Census receives accurate information from our Tribal members. Below is how it should look:
If you have any questions or would like additional information, the Oneida Statistics Office can be contacted at 869-4564 or via e-mail at stats@oneidanation.org