Minnesota Humanities Center Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Overview

Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a traveling exhibition made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota. More than ten communities hosted the exhibit in the 2018-2019 year: Morton, Red Lake, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis, Mankato, Cass Lake, St. Cloud, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, and Park Rapids. Additional sites include Apple Valley, Prairie Island, Collegeville, Maple Grove, and Side Lake.  Legacy funds support the exhibit, host sites, and community engagement activities throughout the state in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and 11 sovereign nations. In 2020-2021, the exhibit is scheduled for Morris, Red Wing, and Bagley, MN.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8
Appropriation Language

$1,125,000 each year is for programs and purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this amount, $125,000 each year may be used for the Why Treaties Matter exhibit and $100,000 each year may be used for the veterans' voices program. Of this amount, $55,000 the first year is for a grant to the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to enhance and enlarge the historical digital archives collection "With An Eye to the Past" for oral history interviews and document collection, production, consultation, transcription, closed captioning, Web site administration, and evaluation. The Minnesota Humanities Center may consider museums and organizations celebrating the identities of Minnesotans and the Lake Superior Center Authority for grants from these funds.

Direct expenses
$93,128
Measurable Outcome(s)

Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a traveling exhibition made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota. More than ten communities hosted the exhibit in the 2018-2019 year: Morton, Red Lake, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis, Mankato, Cass Lake, St. Cloud, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, and Park Rapids. Additional sites include Apple Valley, Prairie Island, Collegeville, Maple Grove, and Side Lake.  Legacy funds support the exhibit, host sites, and community engagement activities throughout the state in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and 11 sovereign nations. In 2020-2021, the exhibit is scheduled for Morris, Red Wing, and Bagley, MN.

Accompanying the exhibit, a series of third-grade level books was produced by, for, and about Dakota and Ojibwe leaders, healers, culture-keepers, and other notable figures. These books will help Dakota, Ojibwe, and other Native American children imagine their own potential and help them see their cultures represented alongside biographies of non-Native leaders in society.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8
Appropriation Language

$1,125,000 each year is for programs and purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this amount, $125,000 each year may be used for the Why Treaties Matter exhibit and $100,000 each year may be used for the veterans' voices program. Of this amount, $55,000 the first year is for a grant to the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to enhance and enlarge the historical digital archives collection "With An Eye to the Past" for oral history interviews and document collection, production, consultation, transcription, closed captioning, Web site administration, and evaluation. The Minnesota Humanities Center may consider museums and organizations celebrating the identities of Minnesotans and the Lake Superior Center Authority for grants from these funds.

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
Direct expenses
$82,174
Measurable Outcome(s)

Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a traveling exhibition made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota. More than ten communities will host the exhibit in the 2018-2019 year: Morton, Red Lake, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis, Mankato, Cass Lake, St. Cloud, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, and Park Rapids. Additional sites include Apple Valley, Prairie Island, Collegeville, Maple Grove, and Side Lake.  Legacy funds support the exhibit, host sites, and community engagement activities throughout the state in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and 11 sovereign nations.

Accompanying the exhibit, a series of third-grade level books is being produced by, for, and about Dakota and Ojibwe leaders, healers, culture-keepers, and other notable figures. These books will help Dakota, Ojibwe, and other Native American children imagine their own potential and help them see their cultures represented alongside biographies of non-Native leaders in society.

 

Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8
Appropriation Language

$1,125,000 each year is for programs and purposes of the Minnesota Humanities Center. Of this amount, $125,000 each year may be used for the Why Treaties Matter exhibit and $100,000 each year may be used for the veterans' voices program. Of this amount, $55,000 the first year is for a grant to the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to enhance and enlarge the historical digital archives collection "With An Eye to the Past" for oral history interviews and document collection, production, consultation, transcription, closed captioning, Web site administration, and evaluation. The Minnesota Humanities Center may consider museums and organizations celebrating the identities of Minnesotans and the Lake Superior Center Authority for grants from these funds.

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
Direct expenses
$74,175
Measurable Outcome(s)

Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a traveling exhibition made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibit explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota. More than ten communities will host the exhibit in the 2018-2019 year: Morton, Red Lake, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis, Mankato, Cass Lake, St. Cloud, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, and Park Rapids. Additional sites include Apple Valley, Prairie Island, Collegeville, Maple Grove, and Side Lake.  Legacy funds support the exhibit, host sites, and community engagement activities throughout the state in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and 11 sovereign nations.

Accompanying the exhibit, a series of third-grade level books is being produced by, for, and about Dakota and Ojibwe leaders, healers, culture-keepers, and other notable figures. These books will help Dakota, Ojibwe, and other Native American children imagine their own potential and help them see their cultures represented alongside biographies of non-Native leaders in society.

Project Manager
First Name
MayKao
Last Name
Fredericks
Organization Name
Minnesota Humanities Center
Street Address
987 Ivy Avenue East
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Email
maykao@mnhum.org
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Location

987 Ivy Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55106

Phone
651-774-0205
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