Minnesota Indian Affairs Council January 31, 2019

1. Minnesota Indian Affairs CouncilJanuary 31, 2019 Edward Fairbanks | Interim Executive Director   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

2. Eleven Tribal Nations in Minnesota • Ojibwe Reservations • Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe • Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • White Earth Nation • Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe • Red Lake Nation • Bois Forte Band of Chippewa • Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe • Dakota Communities • Prairie Island Indian Community • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community • Upper Sioux Community • Lower Sioux Indian Community   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

3. Where are Minnesota’s Tribal Nations Located?   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

4. Indian Affairs Council Background Established in 1963 as the first council of its type in the nation. Authority under MN Stat. 3.922 Official liaison between eleven Tribal Nations and State of Minnesota Work closely with state agency Tribal liaisons to assist agencies Plays a central role in the development of state legislation Plan and facilitate annual Governor/Tribal Leader Summit   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

5. Minnesota Indian Affairs Council Team   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

6. Indian Affairs Council Executive Board • Voting members – Tribal Elected Officials (Chair/President/Chief Executive) • Bois Forte Band of Chippewa • Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe • Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Red Lake Nation • Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe • White Earth Nation • Lower Sioux Indian Community • Prairie Island Indian Community • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

7. Board Member Agencies, Legislature, Governor’s Office • Executive Branch Agencies (12) • Education • Corrections • Health • Human Rights • Human Services • Natural Resources • Employment and Economic Development • IRRRB • Housing Finance Agency • Veterans Affairs • Transportation • Administration • Governor’s Office Representative (1) • Tribal Affairs Liaison • Senate (2) • Two members, appointed by its Subcommittee on Committees • House of Representatives (2) • Two members, appointed by the Speaker   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

8. Urban Indian Advisory Board (UIAB) • Subcommittee of the Indian Affairs Council • 6 members representing four Minnesota cities with significant American Indian populations: • Minneapolis (2 representatives) • St. Paul (2 representatives) • Bemidji • Duluth • UIAB provides a forum for urban Indian communities to raise issues, discuss potential solutions, and request action regarding identified issues • Meets quarterly and reports quarterly to the full MIAC board   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

9. Cultural Resources • Minnesota became one of the first states in the nation to initiate collaboration with Tribal Nations in addressing protection and preservation of human remains and burial grounds • Works closely with Office of State Archaeologist (OSA) to protect American Indian gravesites and burial mounds statewide • Authority: • MN Stat. 307.08 – Damages; Illegal Molestation of Human Remains; Burials; Cemeteries; Penalty; Authentication • MN Stat. 138.31 to 138.42 – Field Archaeology Act • PL 101-60 – Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

10. Dakota and Ojibwe Language Revitalization Grants • Legacy Amendment – Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund • First appropriated in 2009 for the 2010-2011 biennium to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster education programs and services for Dakota and Ojibwe language. • FY18 & FY19 appropriation of $2,340,000 supports 21 grantees throughout the state • Higher Education Institutions including Tribal Colleges • Tribal Nations • Public School Districts and Charter Schools • Native American Community Organizations • Early Childhood Programs • Minnesota Department of Education • Volunteer Language Working Group • Report to the legislature in 2011 on critical and endangered Dakota and Ojibwe languages • 2015 -25 year Language Revitalization Strategic Plan • 2017 Updated Strategic Plan supported by tribal leader resolution   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

11. Why Treaties Matter Exhibit • Partnership with Minnesota Humanities Center and Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian • Over 80,000people have engaged with the exhibit from 2012 to 2018! • The exhibit has been shared with over 110 sites in 60 cities • Permanent exhibit in new public space at the Capitol • Outcomes so far… • Broadened worldviews around treaties • Strengthened relationships with community • Supplemental Educator Guides aligned to 2011 MN Social Studies Standards • www.treatiesmatter.org   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

12. Accomplishments • Executive Order 13-10 • Affirms Government-to-Government Relationship between State of Minnesota and Minnesota Tribal Nations • Mandates Tribal Consultation, Tribal liaison positions, and agency training • Tribal-State Relations Training • Over 2,000 state agency employee participants from 21 state agencies • 20th training session held in January, 2018   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

13. Governor Dayton’s Executive Order 13-10 News Release: August 08, 2013 Executive Order 13-10 Directs State Agencies to Implement Tribal Consultation Policies Mahnomen, MN – Joined by tribal leaders today in Mahnomen, Governor Mark Dayton signed Executive Order 13-10 directing state government agencies to implement new tribal consultation policies aimed at improving relationships and collaboration with Minnesota’s eleven Tribal Nations.   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

14. Governor Dayton’s Executive Order 13-10 • Governor Dayton signs Executive Order to strengthen relationships between tribal governments and state government agencies.   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

15. Tribal-State Relations Training Partnership Event 2018   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/

16. Miigwech (Ojibwe)Pidamaya (Dakota) Edward Fairbanks Edward.fairbanks@state.mn.us 651-539-2200   mn.gov/IndianAffairs/