U.S. Census Bureau Director Launches 'Indian Country Counts' 2010 Census Campaign

 WASHINGTON, -- The following was released by the U.S. Census Bureau:

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 oramcmullin@ncai.org.

Editor's note: News releases, reports and data tables are available on the Census Bureau's home page. Go to http://www.census.govand click on ''Releases.''

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau