DCYF IAC established; White Earth Nation adopts IAC

On September 16, 2025, Fond du Lac Band, Leech Lake Band, Association MN Counties (AMC), and MN Association of County Social Services Administrators (MACSSA) signed onto a charter with DCYF to establish an Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) to advise the Commissioner on the planning, design, administration, funding, and evaluation of services to Minnesota's children, youth, and families.  DCYF is preparing for the inaugural IAC meeting to be scheduled in late October or early November, where the group will begin to establish its operating bylaws and develop a plan of subject areas to focus on in the coming year.

White Earth Nation notified DCYF on September 17, 2025, that they adopted the charter on August 29, 2025. Two additional Tribal Nations have each informed DCYF that they are currently reviewing the charter or moving it through an approval process.    

IAC is comprised of 1 representative from each participating Tribal Nation, 4 to 6 from DCYF, 2 to 5 from AMC, and up to 11 from MACSSA.