Newsalert: Minnesota taxpayer’s “Cultural Heritage” fund has quietly given over $1 million to promote Somali heritage.

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Minnesota taxpayer’s “Cultural Heritage” fund has quietly given over $1 million to promote Somali heritage.

🚨 Minnesota taxpayer’s “Cultural Heritage” fund has quietly given over $1 million to promote Somali heritage.

Projects include:

- Somali oral history interviews
- Somali museums & artifact preservation
- Somali music & lullabies
- Somali Independence Day pic.twitter.com/IddZbrUCdX
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) January 8, 2026