# Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota *Governing body of the University of Minnesota* The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is the governing body of the [[University of Minnesota]].[^1] In a final report of the [[TRUTH Project]], dated April 11, 2023, the University of Minnesota and the [[Minnesota Indian Affairs Council]] address the conduct of the founding Board of Regents.[^2] The report describes that founding board as having used a "shell corporation through which to launder lands and resources."[^3] That description is the report's own characterization. The sources cited here do not carry the land records on which it rests.[^3] ## In the Minnesota record ### What - The *TRUTH Project Final Report* is a final report of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.[^2] ### When - The report is dated April 11, 2023.[^2] ### How - According to the report, the founding Board of Regents used a "shell corporation through which to launder lands and resources."[^3] ## See also - [[Minnesota]] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota* (retrieved 2026-10-26; CC BY-SA 4.0) — article on the board as the university's governing body; cited as a secondary reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Regents_of_the_University_of_Minnesota [^2]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), citing University of Minnesota / Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, *TRUTH Project Final Report* (April 11, 2023) — identifies the report's two issuing bodies and its date. (No URL for this source is carried in the record.) [^3]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), quoting University of Minnesota / Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, *TRUTH Project Final Report* (April 11, 2023) — the report's characterization of the founding Board of Regents: "shell corporation through which to launder lands and resources." (No URL for this source is carried in the record.)