00849 ST. PAUL AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Dadvid B. PetersonFfebruary 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society St. Paul American Indian Center (Saint Paul, Minn.). Organization records. 1968-1993. Materials in English. Bylaws, meeting minutes and reports, financial materials, correspondence, subject files, proposals, grant applications, scrapbooks and related materials of a nonprofit St. Paul-based American Indian advocacy and support organization serving the entire Native community in the city as well as the general population of the Frogtown and North End neighborhoods. 3.0 cubic feet (3 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. HISTORICAL NOTE

The St. Paul American Indian Center was an American Indian community-controlled charitable social service organization. It began operations in 1968. It was incorporated as a non-profit organization on March 4, 1970, and offered social services to Native Americans and to the general population in the neighborhoods it served. It was goverened by the American Indian community to futher the educational, social, and cultural activities of the American Indian people in St. Paul.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Human services -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Indians of North America -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Nonprofit organizations -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Places: Frogtown (Saint Paul, Minn.) North End-South Como Neighborhood (Saint Paul, Minn.) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. Paul American Indian Center (Saint Paul, Minn.). Organization records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,194

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007307674

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 129.I.4.10F 1 Administrative: Articles of Incorporation, 1970. Bylaws, 1973-1988. 2 folders. Board of Directors, 1968-1990. 12 folders and 1 volume. 129.I.5.1B 2 Board of Directors, 1990-1993. 10 folders and 1 volume. Board meeting minutes, 1991. 14 sound cassettes. American Indian Family and Children Services (AIFACS) reports to the board, 1991-1992. 2 folders. Staff meetings, 1991. Committee minutes and reports, 1975-1991. Monthly reports, 1985, 1987, 1991-1992. 3 folders. Progress reports, 1990-1991. Correspondence and memoranda, 1975-1992. Financial: Audits, 1974-1991. 6 folders and 2 volumes. Financial policy manual. Financial statements and reports, 1972-1993. 8 folders and 13 volumes. 129.I.5.2F 3 Subject files: Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Project, 1980-1981. American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center report, 1991. Charitable organization papers, 1990-1992. Food shelf reports, 1992. 2 folders. Foster care services, 1989. Health care, 1990-1993. 2 folders. Hearse Project, 1992. Indian Child Welfare Act (Coming Home Children Project), 1981-1992. Job descriptions, 1988, 1991. 2 folders. Lease, 1985. Manuel, Richard, 1992. 2 folders. Membership enrollment, 1987-1990. 2 folders. Minnesota Department of Health contract, 1991. Mino Bimadisiwin Youth Program, 1990-1992. 3 folders and 3 volumes. Needs assessment, 1980, 1989, 1990. 1 folder and 1 volume. NSP grant application, 1992. News clippings and miscellany, 1987-1992. Personnel policies, 1984. Social Services Department. Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. State Treasurer, Department of Human Services, 1989-1990. Statistics, 1991. Survey and statement, circa 1991. United Way, 1986-1993. 3 folders. Drawings, 1978 and undated. Newsletters, programs, awards and miscellany. Proposals and grant applications, 1988-1991. 13 volumes. Scrapbooks. 2 volumes.