How do I get a census number?

Question:My daughter is half navajo and I am not sure what I need or where to go to get her a census number. Her navajo family is in another state, Do I need there census info? No clue.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My daughter is half navajo and I am not sure what I need or where to go to get her a census number. Her navajo family is in another state, Do I need there census info? No clue.

a census is a count of persons, usually done by the federal govt, but not always. There are state census records.
I think this isn't what you are talking about.. you are probably thinking about a tribal number or something related to this.
http://www.lapahie.com/Dine_Census_Right...
this might answer your question as to what is needed for enrollment. Note that the parent has to be enrolled, as well as the percentage requirement.
For any of the tribes, you need at least their usual documentation (showing her father, and perhaps grandparents, which would come through dad's personal records). There is contact info in this article.

go to census.gov

She won't have a census number. But if you want her enrolled in a tribe, you'll have to do the research on that line to prove her heritage. Then you take all of that information and she applies for tribal membership. If the information is in order and if the last member of the tribe wasn't too far back, it's possible they will accept her. But there are no guarantees. Many tribes have closed membership to anyone not at least 25% of that tribe in their heritage or if no one in the family has had any contact with the tribe for more than one generation. You'll have to do the research and see where it leads. Then contact the band of the tribe where her ancestors were registered and see if they'll accept her.

The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico was compiled by some of the best and well known Indian researchers of that time. Many of which wrote only about specific tribes. The work began in 1873 and was submitted to the Bureau of Ethnology for publication in 1905. There are approximately 2,500 tribes listed in the book, most of which you will find on our pages listed as Indian Tribal Histories or Indian Bands, Gens and Clans

Because this book is so extensive we have included other sections which we felt would be of interest to our readers: Indian History, Indian Facts and Fallacies, Indian Chiefs and Leaders, Indian Reservations, and Indians of Canada and Mexico (in progress).

Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by David Bushnell. Bushnell paints a vivid picture of the homes, camps and travels of our Indian Ancestors.

The Aboriginal Races of North America by Samuel G. Drake, provides the reader with an enumeration of the tribes known at that time and endeavors to divide North America into certain districts, each which include all Indians speaking the same or dialects of the same language.

The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, the author divides the United States by regions and places the many tribes in that area. This work is not completely accurate and many of the tribes moved in a wide area especially for hunting and winter camps