Tribal Outreach
What Continuing Educators Need to Know
UCEA West Regional Conference
September 30, 2005
Chris Kyselka
Arizona State University
Population Statistics
American
Indian
U.S.
Population
2.5 million
281.4 million
% total population
0.9 percent
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increase since 1990
25%
13%
U.S. Census 2000
Population Projections
75
71.6
62
52.5
50
22.5
25
14.2
12.8 11.3
0.9
4.4
16.8
15.7
10.3
7.5
1
1.1
0
2000
american indian
U.S. Census 2000
2025
asian
black
2050
hispanic
white
Geographic Distribution
Western U.S. has the
largest population
Midwest
17%
Northeast
9%
162,558
399,490
West
43%
South
31%
725,919
U.S. Census 2000
1,187,989
Population Centers
More than 50% of American Indians live in just 10
states
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
California
Oklahoma
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
U.S. Census 2000
6. New York
7. Washington
8. North Carolina
9. Michigan
10. Alaska
Population Centers
The top five cities with the largest population are New
York and Los Angeles
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
New York – 41,289
Los Angeles - 29,412
Phoenix – 26,696
Anchorage – 18,941
Tulsa – 18,551
U.S. Census 2000
Population Centers
Ten cities of over 100,000 with the highest percentage of
American Indians and Alaska natives (%)
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Anchorage
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Albuquerque
Green Bay
U.S. Census 2000
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Tacoma
Minneapolis
Tucson
Spokane
Sacramento
Tribes
Tribal Populations over 100,000
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Cherokee – 281,069
Navajo – 269,202
Latin American Indian (Aztec, Mayan, etc) 104,354
Sioux – 108,272
Chippewa – 105,907
U.S. Census 2000
Economic Profile
American
Indian
U.S.
Per capita income
$8,234
$14,420
Per capita income of
reservation Indians
$4,478
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Below poverty level
31%
13%
$21,750
$35,225
14.4%
6.3%
Median Family Income
Unemployment
College campus landscape
American
Indian
All
%
Employees
18,920
3,194,169
0.6
Faculty
2,978
631,596
0.5
165,900
16,611,700
1
Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2003
Degrees Conferred
American
Indian
All
%
Bachelor’s
9,816
1,348,503
0.7
Master’s
2,837
512,645
0.6
Doctorate
196
46,024
0.4
Professional
586
80,810
0.7
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2002-03
Successful Programs
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Continuing education, lifelong learning, distance
education are all essential
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Know the history, issues, values, and goals of the
community
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Learn how the system works
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Empower to change the course of history
Tribal Outreach
What Continuing Educators Need to Know
Chris Kyselka
Arizona State University
Phone (480) 965- 3046
kyselka@asu.edu
www.public.asu.edu/~ckyselka