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The Bureau of Indian Affairs reports a 2.5% increase in the US Indian population from 1950 to 1960, versus 1.7% for the general population, attributed partly to unions with white persons. 1960 figure: approximately 523,000, including 14,000 in Alaska; 1492 estimate: 850,000.
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WASHINGTON ( ) The Bureau of Indian Affairs says the Indian population of the United States increased 2.5 per cent between 1950 and 1960, compared with a 1.7 per cent increase in the population as a whole.
The Bureau, in releasing the figures Monday, noted that a substantial part of the increase in the Indian population resulted from unions between Indians and white persons.
The Bureau said there were approximately 523,000 Indians in the United States in 1960, including 14,000 in Alaska. Historians estimate there were about 850,000 in the area of the present United States, not counting Alaska, in 1492.
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Between 1950 And 1960
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs released figures showing the Indian population increased 2.5 per cent from 1950 to 1960, compared to 1.7 per cent overall, with a substantial part due to unions between Indians and white persons. Approximately 523,000 Indians in 1960, including 14,000 in Alaska. Historians estimate 850,000 in 1492 in the area of the present United States, excluding Alaska.