The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) was organized in 1993 by community leaders representing a broad spectrum of institutional interests including governance, commerce, education, and natural resource management. SDI’s mission is two-fold: to reflect upon and disseminate Menominee expertise in silviculture, and to advance the tenets of sustainability to other economic and social sectors. Menominee expertise in forest management has gained widespread attention, receiving commendation by the United Nations in 1995, and designation as the first awardee of the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development in 1996. The Institute fulfills its mission through scholarship, research and demonstration projects, policy recommendations, and academic preparation in Sustainable Development and Timber Harvesting.
The College of Menominee Nation’s Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) exists as the result of tax exempt donations and grants. Please consider contributing to: SDI, PO Box 1179, Keshena, WI 54135. The Institute has 501 C3 non-profit status.