 While when members of the Indian community have concerns or want to discuss anything affecting their people, they can go through the Urban Indian Advisory Board. An open public meeting was held at the Northwest Indian Community Development Center in Bemidji tonight. A variety of topics including housing health and drug crisis were discussed. The advisory board makes themselves available to hear concerns within the community and they report it to the full council to find a solution. When the full council meets those government agencies then have an appointee whether it's the commissioner of that agency or an assistant commissioner who will come to the council and again so they will hear what the concerns are so when they hear that then in their whole planning process too those issues can also be addressed. The Urban Indian Advisory Board is part of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and meets quarterly. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.