FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2009

• Lisa Cochrane
• Public Information Office
• 202-507-2570
• lisa.j.cochrane@census.gov

• CB09-CN.26

***CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY***

U.S. Census Bureau Director Launches “Indian Country
Counts” 2010 Census Campaign at NCAI

• What:

• U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves and Joe Garcia, president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), will hold a joint news conference to reaffirm the Census Bureau’s American Indian and Alaska Native Policy and to launch NCAI’s 2010 Census Campaign, “Indian Country Counts.”

• When:

• Monday, Oct. 12, noon (PDT)

• Who:

• Robert M. Groves, director, U.S. Census Bureau
  Joe A. Garcia, president, National Congress of American Indians
  Jacqueline Johnson Pata, executive director, National Congress of American Indians
  James Steele Jr., chairman, Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
  National Native American organizations

• Where:

• Palm Springs Convention Center, Chino Room
  277 N Avenida Caballeros
  Palm Springs, CA 92262
  

For parking and set-up, news media are advised to arrive 30 minutes prior to event time. Please RSVP to Adam McMullin at NCAI.
202-422-8416 or amcmullin@ncai.org.