http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fsp2008/fsp2008.pdf

Describes the progress toward equal opportunity goals achieved by federal government employers during 2008. Offers statistics on the composition of the federal work force including characteristics by gender, race, disability and how each group ranked by pay and grade status. From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_reports&docid=f:hr104.pdf

Congressional committee report on the legislation to extend federal recognition to the Chickahominy, the Chicahominy-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan, and the Nansemond Indian Tribes of Virginia. From the House Committee on Natural Resources.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013734.html

Press release with links to detailed data. Offers statistics with age, sex, race and Hispanic origin characteristics of the estimated U.S. population by state and county. Mentions that Orange County, Florida, home of Disney World, is one of six U.S. counties to have become majority-minority between 2007 and 2008. Also identifies states and counties with largest Black, Hispanic, Asian-American, and American Indian populations. From the Census Bureau.

http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/RC2010Web_Version.pdf

Transcript of an April 2006 briefing by a panel of experts discussing racial categories for the 2010 Census. From the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-526

Supreme Court opinion that limits the federal government's authority to hold land in trust for Indian tribes. The case involves a Rhode Island tribe and a purchase of land and whether the land is subject to state law, including a prohibition on casino gambling. From Findlaw .com

http://www.nps.gov/history/NAGPRA/REVIEW/MaasCulturallyAffiliatedReportFinal.pdf

Intends to clarify the circumstances surrounding a collection of more than 1,000 Native American human remains in museum and federal agency collections across the U.S., to link the remains to present day Indian tribes, and promote the process of repatriation of the remains to the tribes. From the National Park Service.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jic07.htm

Data from a survey of 83 jails operated by tribal authorities including number of adults and juveniles held, types of offenses, average daily population, and facility crowding. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008084

Examines the educational progress of American Indian/Alaska native children and adults and also challenges in their education. From the National Center for Education Statistics.

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/223691.pdf

Finds that violence disproportionately affects American Indian and Alaska Native women and that some counties comprised primarily of tribal lands have murder rates against American Indian and Alaska Native women that are over ten times the national average with the perpetrators usually being intimate partners. Contract report sponsored by the National Institute of Justice.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012496.html

Press release with description of expected main features of U.S. population by 2050. Foresees minorities, now roughly one-third of the population, exceeding 50% by 2042 with minorities accounting for more than half of all children by 2023. The number of elderly, aged 65+, will more than double from 38.7 million in 2008 to 88.5 million in 2050. Provides links to summary and downloadable tables. From the Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html

Press release with link to detailed tables about counties with largest percentage of elderly population and counties with largest number of minority residents. From the Census Bureau.