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Who Will Be the First American Counted in the Census? It Came Down to Two.
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Who Will Be the First American Counted in the Census? It Came Down to Two.
Village leaders in Toksook Bay, Alaska, wanted to pick the oldest resident as the first person counted—but the answer to that question wasn’t clear
By Janet Adamy
Nov. 21, 2019 11:39 am ET
TOKSOOK BAY, ALASKA — In this tiny coastal village, five leaders of the Nunakauyarmiut tribe huddled around a table one recent evening to make a decision: Who will be the first person counted in America for the 2020 census?
They wanted to pick the oldest resident of this 659-person fishing outpost. Two of them, Alois Lincoln and Lizzie Chimiugak, both seemed to be 89 years old—but the records aren’t exactly clear on their birthdates.
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Who Will Be the First American Counted in the Census? It Came Down to Two.
Village leaders in Toksook Bay, Alaska, wanted to pick the oldest resident as the first person counted—but the answer to that question wasn’t clear
By Janet Adamy
Nov. 21, 2019 11:39 am ET
TOKSOOK BAY, ALASKA — In this tiny coastal village, five leaders of the Nunakauyarmiut tribe huddled around a table one recent evening to make a decision: Who will be the first person counted in America for the 2020 census?
They wanted to pick the oldest resident of this 659-person fishing outpost. Two of them, Alois Lincoln and Lizzie Chimiugak, both seemed to be 89 years old—but the records aren’t exactly clear on their birthdates.
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