Alaska Native Regional Corporation (ANRC) A corporate entity established by the ANCSA. Twelve ANRCs have specific boundaries that together cover the State of Alaska except for the Annette Islands Reserve (an American Indian reservation). A thirteenth corporation represents Alaska Natives not resident in Alaska who do not identify with any of the other 12 corporations. See also Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Alaska Native village, Alaska Native village statistical area.
Alaska Native village (ANV) A type of local governmental unit found in Alaska, with boundaries identified for the Census Bureau by an appropriate authority, that constitutes an association, band, clan, community, group, tribe, or village recognized pursuant to the ANCSA. The Census Bureau tabulated statistical data for ANVs for the 1980 census. ANVs do not have legally defined boundaries. See also Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Alaska Native village statistical area.
Alaska Native village statistical area (ANVSA) A 1990 census statistical entity that represents the densely settled extent of an ANV as delineated for the Census Bureau by officials of the ANRC in which the ANVSA is located, or by other appropriate officials, for the purpose of presenting decennial census data. See also Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native village.
Aldea A closely settled population center delineated by Puerto Rico officials as the equivalent of a CDP for decennial censuses before 1990. The term was replaced by comunidad for the 1990 census. See also census designated place, comunidad.
American Indian A person who identifies herself or himself as being in the racial classification of an American Indian for decennial census purposes.
American Indian and Alaska Native area (AIANA) A Census Bureau term referring to these entity types: American Indian reservation, American Indian subreservation area, American Indian trust land, tribal jurisdictional statistical area, tribal designated statistical area, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native village, and Alaska Native village statistical area.
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