AI/AN students at public schools
90% of all AI/AN students attend regular public schools and about 8% attend schools administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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There are 573 federally-recognized tribes in 36 states in the Unites States.
CONTINUE READING5.2 million (AI/ANs) in US
According to the 2010 US Census, approximately 5.2 million self-identified American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) live in the U.S., of whom 2 million qualify for federal services.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) estimates that in 2016, 22% of AI/ANs lived on reservations or other US Census-defined tribal areas while 60% of AI/ANs lived in metropolitan areas.
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