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B. POPTJLATION CHARACTERISTICS 



3. Is he known by any other name ? 



□ None or , 



JJame 



4. To what tribe does he belong ? 



5. To what clan does he belong ? 



6. Degree of Indian blood (check one) 



□ Full n One quarter to half 



□ Half to full n Less than one quarter 

 7a. Does he read English? 

 7b. Does he write English? 

 7c. Does he speak English? 

 8 a. Does he read any other language ? 

 8 b. Does he write any other language ? 

 8 c. Does he speak any other language ? 

 9. In 1949 did he attend or participate in any native Indian 



ceremonies ? 



□ Attended D Participated D Neither 



It is apparent that this schedule was designed merely to supplement 

 the regular population and housing schedules used in the enumeration 

 of the general population of the United States in 1950. This Indian 

 reservation schedule provided only the necessary identification of 

 Indians by tribe and clan, together with information on a small num- 

 ber of key indicators of the degree of acculturation and assimilation 

 attained by the tribe in question. The basic information on the socio- 

 economic condition and other characteristics of the Indian population 

 was supplied by the regular schedules. 



As in 1930, the 1950 Indian census was carried out by regular census 

 enumerators. However, in those areas containing the reservations 

 selected for special enumeration, the enumerators were selected to 

 include a high proportion of individuals acquainted with the reserva- 

 tion area to which they were assigned. Many of the staff members of 

 the Bureau of Indian Affairs once again participated in the enumera- 

 tion, both in its preparatory phases and in supervising or conducting 

 the actual fieldwork. 



With respect to the fundamental problem of defining an Indian 

 for census purposes, the following instructions, contained in the 1950 

 Enumerator's Eef erence Manual, are significant : 



116. Negroes — Report "Negro" (Neg) for Negroes and for persons of mixed 

 white and Negro parentage. A person of mixed Indian and Negro blood should 

 be returned as a Negro, unless the Indian blood very definitely predominates and 

 he is accepted in the community as an Indian. 



117. American Indians. — Report "American Indian" (Ind) for persons of 

 mixed white and Indian blood if enrolled on an Indian Agency or Reservation 

 roll ; if not so enrolled, they should still be reported as Indian if the proportion 

 of Indian blood is one-fourth or more, or if they are regarded as Indians in the 

 community where they live .... In those counties where there are many 



