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November 8, 2002
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Bemidji
Indian Education Offices closes
According to media reports, the Bemidji headquarters of the
Minnesota Indian Education Office, an agency in limbo since June 4,
closed
Wednesday, October 30, 2002, Due to the budget cuts enacted by the 2002
Legislature,
the Department was forced to consolidate its operations at one location. The original closing was set for June 28,
but supporters of keeping the office in Bemidji obtained a temporary
restraining order so they could make legal arguments against the CFL
(Childrens
Families and Learning).
Beltrami County District Judge Paul Benshoof ruled that the
law supported the CFL in closing the Bemidji office and that the
closing did
not violate any treaty rights or due process laws.
American Indian students applying for scholarships through
the program will now deal directly with the Department of Children,
Families
and Learning in Roseville, MN. The
Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program will continue to operate as it has
in the
past. No scholarship funds have been
lost, and no students will be without funding as a result of the
closure of the
Bemidji office. Please direct all
inquiries relating to the Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program to:
Minnesota Indian
Scholarship Program
Office of Indian Education
Department of Children, Families & Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, Mn 55113-4266
Telephone: 1-800-657-3927
Fax: 651-582-8879
Email: cfl.indianeducation@state.mn.us |
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