In 2008, Minnesota's voters passed the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution: to protect drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve arts and cultural heritage; to support parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.
Efforts to digitize this initial assortment of thousands of historical audio material was made possible through the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. A wide range of Minnesota subject matter is represented within this collection.
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July 30, 1979 - Jane Kretzmann, director of the Minnesota Indochinese Resettlement office of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, and Tom Vang, originally from Luang Prabang and an interviewer in Southeast Asian resettlement camps, discuss the plight of the refugees and what is being done for refugee resettlement in Minnesota with Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson.