Native Census Coalition Weekly Meeting · 6/19/2020 · •Commend all for working to spend Census...
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Native Census CoalitionWeekly Meeting
Friday, June 19, 2020
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Agenda
▪ Welcome & Introductions
▪ Updates
▪ Executive Director
▪ Tribal Partnership Specialist(s), USCB
▪ Urban Coordinator
▪ Pueblo Coordinator
▪ Media/Communications Coordinator
▪ Announcements
▪ Next Meeting
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Welcome & Introductions
▪ Name
▪ Tribe or Organization
▪ How many siblings? Where are you in
the lineup?
▪ A success this week
▪ A challenge this week
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Executive Director Update
▪ NM Legislative Special Session
▪ Census Coloring Book
▪ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tribes
▪ Phone Banking – Begins next week▪ Sandoval & Bernalillo County
▪ Introductions▪ Erma Velasquez▪ Cozetta Jake
▪Tribal Communities
• Commend all for working to spend Census Outreach Funds before June 30
• No guarantee that request for extension will be supported by legislature
• If approved, must be ready to have Tribal Leaders sign documents ASAP -
BEFORE June 30
• During Special session working to protect Election Code
• Employ Native people to work polling locations
• If County Clerks make changes; must have signatures from Governors
acknowledging change(s)
• In past elections, some County Clerks were not open with information; want to
ensure election laws are upheld
• There are 8 districts which have 50% or more Native Americans
• Important to maintain population
• Census will impact re-districting
• Coloring Books
• Being finalized
• If more orders are made, price per coloring book will be lower
• Contact Charlotte, Ahtza, or Kim if interested
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• Broadband
• If interested, please contact your tribal administration
Successfully established WIFI support at:
Working on:
• Santa Ana Wellness
Center
• Santa Clara Fire
Department
• Ft. Wingate
• Nambe
• Kewa
• Alamo
• Acoma
• Laguna School
• San Felipe
• Ohkay Owingeh
• Jemez
• Zia
• Picuris
• San Ildefonso
• Mescalero
• Jicarilla
• Zuni
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Tribal Partnership SpecialistsCensus Bureau Updates
▪ Operations on the Ground▪ Tribal Status▪ Start and end dates
▪ Census staff on the ground▪ Challenges being encountered▪ How can we help?
• Kendra Moore, Mescalero Apache
• 5 Census employees hired
• Community open as of June 7
• Look to set date for operations to begin
• Estimate: 2 weeks
• Amber Carrillo, South and Western Pueblos
• Census Bureau still hiring for NRFU in all tribal communities
• Provided Status of Update Leave Operations in each community (slide 9)
• Scheduling Q&A Session for CCCs
• Will email invitation• Provided Response Rate Update
QUESTION: If U/L was completed in an area but a home did not get a form, how would they get one?
ANSWER: Amber will contact Operations Manager If others have this experience, please provide name and address. Census Help line is also available: (844) 330-2020.
• Kenneth Pin, Northern Pueblos and Jicarilla Apache• Jicarilla Apache closed until June 26
• Covid-19 cases increasing• U/L to be scheduled• Enumerators to be trained
• Pojoaque Pueblo• 1 enumerator trained• No start date for U/L
• Tesuque Pueblo• Enumerator trained• Working with Governor to set start date for U/L
• Nambe• 2 enumerators trained
• Picuris Pueblo• 1 enumerator trained• Working with Governor to set start date for U/L
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Urban Coordinator Update
▪ Unsheltered (Homeless) Operations▪ Service Based Enumeration scheduled for September 22-24
▪ Census Bureau wants CBOs to connect to ensure contact
information is available for Advance contact
▪ Drive-Thru Launch▪ “Native Realities” will serve as drive-thru location
▪ Date will be determined
▪ Wi-Fi access will be available
▪ Available to join as other events are held
▪ Social Media Calendar Ideas
• Send info for inclusion in Native Census Coalition Newsletters
• Ideas
• June: Reminders for Drive-thru; Respond Now
• July: Tribal Pride; 4th of July Nation-hood
• August: Back-to-school campaign; connect students/parents,
education opportunities such as PELL grants, school lunches
• September: Fall is here – Changing season
• October: Your last chance!
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Pueblo Coordinator Update
▪ Census Response Rates
▪ As of June 17, 2020 (slide 15)
▪ Experiences
▪ Kewa/Santo Domingo
• Questions by respondents:
• Should I include my daughter and her son if they live in Albuquerque?
• What if two separate homes are under 1 roof?
• Which address should I use?
• Many pre-filled Q #9 with “Santo Domingo Pueblo”
• Had them change to “Kewa Pueblo”
▪ Isleta
• Many of the same questions
• Some received more than one form; which to use?
• Use form delivered to household (this week)
• How do we know if we completed the questionnaire?
• Online – Will get confirmation number
• Phone – Call (844) 330-2020
QUESTIONS about Census jobs
• I applied 2 or 3 months ago; have not heard from Census
• “I passed background check. I’m waiting for someone to call me.”
ANSWER
• Census Bureau is now calling people
• Applicants should be getting call
• if not call Recruitment 1-855-562-2020, choose Option 3
▪ 2020 Census Outreach Funds
▪ Congratulations! Money is being spent!
▪ Final report (ending June 30) due July 10
▪ If there is any danger of having more than $1000 remaining, call
or email Charlotte for assistance
▪ Phone Bank Training
▪ Communities where Update Leave has started
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Media/Communications Coordinator Update
▪ Photos needed from:
▪ Tiwa-speaking Pueblos
▪ Taos, Isleta, Picuris, Sandia
▪ Families and landscapes
▪ Jicarilla Apache
▪ Mescalero Apache
▪ Complete Media Survey
▪ Available on Facebook, Twitter, NCC Newsletter
▪ Contacts for tribal newsletters and newspapers
▪ How can we help?
▪ Videos
▪ Completed Tewa, Zuni and Navajo
▪ In progress:
▪ Keres
▪ Walatowa
▪ Apache completed but needs photos
▪ Census Coloring Book
▪ Orders being taken
▪ See at nmnativecensus.org
▪ Prices available
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Announcements
▪ Job Openings
▪ US Census Bureau still hiring!
https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html
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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
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Next Coalition Meeting
Friday, June 26
10:30 am – 11:45 am