Macalester Native and Indigenous Initiative receives $1 million grant from Mellon Foundation

Saint Paul, Minn. — Mni is the Dakota word for water. The three letters are also the acronym for the college’s groundbreaking new project called the Macalester Native and Indigenous (MNI) Initiative that has been awarded a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Combined with a financial commitment from the college, the generous grant from the nation’s largest supporter of…
Source: Red Lake Nation News