Paper Title
Contradiction Of Population Counting Of The Indigenous People: A Case Study In Raute Community, Nepal

Abstract
Comparing to the rest of the nation’s population, Indigenous people have higher rates of infant mortality, unemployment, alcoholism, diseases and incarceration (Bureau of Statistic, 2007). In Nepal, 59 distinctive indigenous peoples reside in different areas with the total population of about 8.4 million, which is about 37% of the Nepal’s total population (IWGIA, 2008). About 86% of the country (CBS, 2003) is covered by mountains, in which many of these Indigenous peoples live (ICIMOD, 1994). The Raute people are the only nomadic foragers in the country living. Many studies have been published about the Raute, but no studyexamines thepopulation of the Raute.According to the Census Bureau, from 1991 to 2011, the population of the Raute rapidly decreased from 2,878 to 140 (Census 2011). Even though many researches have studied about the Raute, no one has given clear explanation about this rapid decline of the Raute. Nor have they suggested any political actions that might restore the population. In light of these concerns, this chapter investigates the main causes of the rapid “decline” of the Raute population. My investigation shows that the Bureau actually made a wrong estimation. Keywords - Census Bureau, Population, Indigenous people