A compilation of statistical data on the indigenous population of North America, covering Native North Americans as compared with other racial/ethnic groups under many specific subject headings; Native North Americans as compared with one another (e.g., by reservation, by tribe, by sex, by age, etc.); and individual tribal data under rare circumstances (e.g., historical data on the Yani tribe). The period covered extends from 20th century estimates of pre-European contact populations to population projections for 2040. Organization is by chapter and topic. There are 12 chapters on broad subjects such as history, demographics, and the family. Within these chapters, data are organized by topics. Canadian data are presented in a separate chapter. A single keyword index refers to subjects, concepts, institutions, and organizations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Read Less