The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC) was created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1963 to provide a liaison between the government of Minnesota and the Native American tribes in the state. The council also brings issues of concern to Indians living in urban areas to the attention of the state government. It was the first state-level Indian affairs agency to be established in the United States.
The council communicates with governments of the eleven Indian reservations recognized by the United States federal government:
- Bois Forte Indian Reservation
- Fond du Lac Indian Reservation
- Grand Portage Indian Reservation
- Leech Lake Indian Reservation
- Lower Sioux Indian Reservation
- Mille Lacs Indian Reservation
- Prairie Island Indian Reservation
- Red Lake Indian Reservation
- Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation
- Upper Sioux Indian Reservation
- White Earth Indian Reservation
Notably absent are the Ho-chunk Nation and the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, though the six component members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe have been included in MIAC.
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