The Minnesota Tribal Nations Plaza at the new University of Minnesota football stadium was dedicated on Monday.

The million plaza represents the 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota. It features a veterans' memorial and glass markers for each tribe.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community donated $12.5 million to the university for the plaza and other projects at the stadium. It was the single largest donation for the school's athletics program.

“When the opportunity to participate in the building of this stadium came about, there wasn’t a specific idea of what it [the tribal plaza] would look like," said treasurer Keith B. Anderson, The Eden Prairie News reported. “But one thing that was for sure was that the recognition of all 11 tribes in Minnesota was a very predominant starting point.”

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