American Indian and Alaska Native people continue to be victims of data genocide because of U.S. states’ poor data collection and reporting practices. This is happening at a time when Native people are dying from COVID-19 at nearly twice the rate of White populations. Every state across the country should be required to collect and report race and ethnicity in their COVID-19 data, but only a handful are doing so effectively.
How to Use This Toolkit
With your help, our coordinated efforts will hold state leaders accountable for collecting and reporting data on American Indians and Alaska Natives accurately going forward.
To use this toolkit, download the PDF to access sample written content. This text can also serve as inspiration for drafting your own to explain why data matters.
You can also download graphics to share on social media.
Questions about this toolkit? Contact us at info@uihi.org