Established in 1963 as the first council of its type in the U.S., the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC) is the official liaison between Tribal Nations in Minnesota and the state of Minnesota. MIAC is mandated to make recommendations on legislation that is important to tribal governments and American Indian people and improve services between the state and American Indian communities. MIAC provides a forum for and advises state government on issues of concern to American Indian tribes and communities, develops and advocates for state legislation, and administers cultural resource preservation programs and the Dakota and Ojibwe Language Revitalization Grant program.
Wilder Research was contracted to complete this report on behalf of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. We conducted seven interviews and reviewed documentation and notes from MIAC staff about their work between July 2020 and June 2021, as well as consulted with MIAC staff about which work and priorities should be emphasized in this legislative cycle.
This report documents the achievements MIAC made between July 2019 and June 2020.
This document summarizes the mission, vision, and activities of the MIAC.
This report collects and documents the achievements made by the MIAC in fiscal year 2018-2019.
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