Early development and nutrition programs for Native American children and families around Minnesota will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and partner organizations announced in late June.
The Mdewakanton community, the Better Way Foundation and the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundations awarded $220,000 from the Healthy Children, Healthy Nations fund to help improve and expand community gardens, language programs and other projects.
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