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 Minnesota State Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article should be translated from material at fr:Liaison. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

The council communicates with governments of the eleven Indian reservations recognized by the United States federal government: BIA map of Indian reservations in the continental United States. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ...

• 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

The Leech Lake Indian Reservation is located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, and Itasca. ... The Lower Sioux Indian Reservation is located along the southern bank of the Minnesota River in Redwood County, Minnesota. ... Prairie Island Indian Reservation is a Sioux Indian reservation in Minnesota. ... The Red Lake Indian Reservation covers 830,000 acres (3,400 km²) in north-central Minnesota. ... The Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation is located within the city of Prior Lake in Scott County, Minnesota, and was previously known as Prior Lake Indian Reservation until it was modified by the Indian Reorganization Act on November 28, 1969. ...

External links

• Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (http://www.cri-bsu.org/IA_web/htdocs/)