The
T R U T H
Report
Oshkigin Noojimo'iwe,
Naġi Waƞ P̣etu Uƞ Ihduwaṡ'ake He Oyate Kiƞ Zaniwic̣aye Kte
Renewing Systems Landscapes Through Traditional Indigenous Management Practices
This report is titled Oshkigin Noojimo'iwe, Naġi Waƞ P̣etu Uƞ Ihduwaṡ'ake He Oyate Kiƞ Zaniwic̣aye Kte, which we understand to translate roughly into the spirit that renews through fire heals the people in Ojibwe and Dakota languages.
The TRUTH Report is the product of many and has multiple components. One of the core values of the TRUTH Project is the centering of Tribal perspectives. Below are first the Tribal Research Fellow reports, followed by a download of the full report and the supporting appendices. Please see the Symposium page to hear the Tribal Research Fellows share in their own voices.
Executive Summary
TRUTH Report Executive Summary 032723.pdfTribal Reports
TRUTH Project Report LL_FINAL.pdfGaa-zagaskwaajimekaag
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
TRUTH Project Report SMSC_FINAL.pdfMdewakanton
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
TRUTH Project Report Red Lake_FINAL.pdfMiskwaagamiiwi-Zaagaiganing
Red Lake Nation
TRUTH Project Report Fond du Lac_FINAL.pdfNah-gah-chi-wa-nong
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
TRUTH Project Report PIIC_FINAL.pdfTinta Wita
Prairie Island Indian Community
TRUTH Project Report BF & GP_FINAL.pdfZagaakwaandagowininiwag
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
and
Gichi-Onigaming
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
University Reports
UMN-Tribal Relations past present future_finalunireport032823.pdfUMN-Tribal Relations
Past, Present, Future
5. Bozich TRUTH: A Strategic Analysis of the Morrill Land Grab in Minnesota Madison Bozich.pdfA Strategic Analysis of the Morrill Land Grab In Minnesota
7. Fuecker et al TRUTH_PUF Report.pdfThe Permanent University Fund
Land Grants and Mineral Leases
Downloads
Appendix of Supporting Documents
1. Memo to Melanie Benjamin, Chief Executive of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe from Jamie Edwards and
Mille Lacs MIAC Resolution on the University of Minnesota.
2. Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. MIAC Resolution 06262020_01 Rick Smith Indian Learning Center.
3. Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. MIAC Resolution 06262020_02 Repatriation of American Indian
human remains and funerary objects.
Minnesota’s 11 tribal governments.
5. Bozich, M. (2022). TRUTH: A Strategic Analysis of the Morrill Land Grab in Minnesota. University of
7. Fuecker, D., Goodwin, A., Paddock, H., & Titus, M. 2022. The Permanent University Fund: Land Grants
and Mineral Leases TRUTH Capstone: Permanent University Fund University of Minnesota Resilient
Opportunities for University Action. TRUTH Capstone: Permanent University Fund Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs. University of Minnesota Resilient Communities Project. Toward Recognition and
University-Tribal Healing Project. Unpublished as of July, 2022.
9. Doerfler, Jill. "Where the Food Grows on Water: Continuance of Scientific Racism and Colonialism."
10. Report and Recommendations from the Mimbres Advisory Group to President Joan Gabel and Executive
Vice President and Provost Rachel Croson. 2022.
11. Shulman, Rovin, and Matheson “Report on Red Lake Nation for the University of Minnesota.” February
12. Freeman, W. “Response to Report on Red Lake Nation. February 2023.
14. Interim Statement of Intent* Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Minnesota-
15. Tadd Johnson, Senior Director of American Indian Tribal Nations Relations. Memo to President Joan
Gabel on UMN Systemwide Native American Student & Community Resources. 01/25/2022.
16. University of Minnesota List of Projects for Tribal Leaders.
17. Paynter, Laura. Being Better Relatives: How the the University of Minnesota Could Transform Its