NATIVEAMERICAN-DELMARVA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Thomas F Brown <tombrown@jhu.edu> > To: <NATIVEAMERICAN-DELMARVA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:25 PM > Subject: Re: Subject: FACT SHEET 2000 > > > > > Is your organization a c3 nonprofit? If so, you are illegally engaging > > in political lobbying by continually posting here and encouraging people > > to subvert the Census Bureau's attempt to collect accurate data. > > Your organization's non-profit status could be revoked for > > such actions. > > > > Not to mention that you're encouraging people to be dishonest > > about who they are and where their families came from. André Replies: Yes we are a 501 c3 Non Profit. We are actually working in partnership with the US Census Bureau on this information dissemination effort. We have received funding from the US Census Bureau to inform Native Americans about the Census and procedures for replying so there will not be the undercounting that occurred previously. The Census Bureau itself has acknowledged the historic undercounting of many special populations within the US and has target specific advertising, recruiting and informational campaigns such as this. I do not encourage people to be dishonest about who they are but instead have been supplying information so individuals can make their own decision about to accurately participate in the Census counting. -- André Cramblit, Operations Director The Northern California Indian Development Council ( http://www.ncidc.org ) NCIDC is a non-profit organization that helps meet the social, educational, and economic development needs of American Indian communities. NCIDC operates a fine art gallery and gift boutique featuring the best of American Indian Artist's and their work, with emphasis placed on the work of the Tribes of N.W. California. (http://www.ncidc.org/gift/gifthome.htm#anchorgift)