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From YouTube: December 13, 2018 Navigation Center press conference
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A
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name
is
Jacob
Frye
I'm,
the
mayor
of
Minneapolis,
and
we
are
in
print.
We
are
presently
embarking
on
the
transition
from
our
homeless
encampment
on
Hiawatha
to
the
navigation
Center,
which
you're
presently
standing
in
this
has
been
a
long
process,
but
the
transition
is
presently
going
smoothly
as
we
brought
ten
individuals
from
the
encampment
to
the
navigation,
Center,
shelter
next
door.
Yesterday,
two
days
ago
yesterday,
there
was
another
14
and
we
anticipate
there
being
beyond
40
by
the
end
of
today.
A
So
the
transition
is
going
smoothly
and
from
the
very
beginning
we
wanted
the
focus
to
have
a
shift.
You
know,
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
are
are
not
invisible
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
they
were
treated
with
the
compassion
and
a
recognition
of
the
dignity
of
every
single
human
being
and,
most
importantly,
throughout
this
process
it
has
been
native
lead.
I
want
to
give
a
huge
thank
you
to
all
of
the
tribes
that
have
been
heavily
invested,
especially
a
big
thank
you
to
Red,
Lake,
nation
and
Sam
strong
right
from
the
get-go.
A
A
You
know
I
think
we
are
hopefully
setting
a
precedent
right
now
where
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
are
not
seen
as
as
criminals.
They
are
not
seen
as
invisible.
They
are
embraced
by
our
entire
community,
because
indeed
they
are
friends,
they
are
neighbors,
they
are
a
family
again.
None
of
this
would
be
possible
without
this
broad
coalition,
a
coalition
that
included
the
Native
American
tribes
and
included
mud,
the
Council
of
American
Indian
nonprofits.
Here
in
Minneapolis,
it
included
Simpson
housing.
A
Thank
you
so
much
Mike
go
Z
and
our
partners
on
the
city,
council,
councilmember,
Abdul,
Waris
ami,
has
been
a
proponent
of
having
this
navigation
Center
in
his
ward
from
the
very
beginning,
I
cannot
tell
you
how
much
we
appreciate
that
partnership.
It
is
this
collaboration.
It
is
this
collective
vision
that
ultimately
gets
us
to
where
we
are
today
now
we're
not
out
of
the
woods
yet,
but
we
are
setting,
hopefully
a
precedent
that
can
be
replicated
elsewhere.
B
B
B
Usually
the
city
of
minneapolis
does
not
take
this
type
of
step,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
leadership
and
for
his
vision,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
the
council
for
putting
the
resources
into
this
project
in
a
very
timely
manner,
making
sure
that
we
house
our
vulnerable
population
in
a
time
of
need,
as
we
know,
is
very
cold
out
there.
But
yet
right
here
is
room
temperature
and
we're
bringing
all
the
resources
to
make
sure
that
these
folks
are
housed
and
that
they
have
an
opportunity
in
the
future.
B
So
I'd
like
to
thank
everyone
for
the
hard
work,
but
I
want
to
mention
the
contribution
that
the
Native
American
community
has
played.
You
know
this
piece
of
land
was
donated
by
the
Red
Lake
nation,
and
if
it
wasn't
for
them,
we
wouldn't
be
where
we
are
today
so
I'd
like
to
thank
them
and
I
want
to
call
up
the
leader
of
the
Red
Lake
nation
and
one
of
the
leaders
of
this
project.
Mr.
Sam
strong
to
come
up
and
say.
C
Where's
Ruby
mas
a
good
new
and
isn't
accost
Marco
and
do
dem
miss
Guagua
movies
are
gonna
condone
spa.
My
name
is
Sam
strong,
I'm
Secretary
of
the
Red
Lake
nation
and
I'm,
proud
to
be
here
today
to
speak
on
behalf
of
not
only
Red
Lake
but
other
tribal
nations
that
have
become
supportive
of
this
project
over
the
past
couple
of
months.
I
think
it's
really
wonderful
that
we
get
a
chance
to
really
start
addressing
homelessness
for
Native
people,
not
only
for
natives
but
for
all
races.
C
You
know
it's
been
too
long
that
the
Native
people
have
been
forgotten
for
decades.
My
relatives
have
been
on
the
streets,
ignored
under
bridges
and
really
in
in
harsh
conditions,
living
a
really
hard
life,
and
many
people
recognize
that
this
is
the
result
of
decades
and
centuries
of
trauma.
Historical
trauma
and
trauma
perpetrated
by
the
federal
government
and
I.
C
That's
what
this
is
all
about.
That's
what
this
navigation
center
is
about
is
not
just
housing
them
temporarily.
It's
about
helping
uplift
them,
giving
them
the
chemical
dependency
treatment
that
they
need
the
mental
health
that
they
need,
but
also
bringing
our
communities
together,
having
our
traditional
drums
and
having
our
elders
come
and
help
our
people
uplift
them
out
of
the
troubles
that
they're
faced
with
that
brought
them
to
be
homeless
in
the
first
place.
C
So
again,
I
want
to
express
how
important
this
partnership
is
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
aren't
here
that
are
also
part
of
this
team
that
are
part
of
building
that
trust.
I
know
the
governor-elect
is
also
in
support.
We
also
have
a
lieutenant
governor,
that's
native
and
I
was
talking
to
one
of
their
reporters
yesterday.
He
said
what's
different
about
this:
it's
it's
that
trust
amongst
all
levels
of
government
amongst
all
of
our
people,
and
it's
also
about
an
awakening.
You
see
that
people
are
starting
to
recognize
native
issues.
C
You
saw
that
in
Standing
Rock,
and
you
see
that
across
the
country
that
people
are
finally
starting
to
recognize
the
plight
of
the
native
people
and
so
on
behalf
of
the
tribes
on
behalf
of
Red
Lake
and
the
other
tribal
organizations.
I
want
to
say
meegwetch
for
finally
taking
some
time
to
look
at
these
issues
for
finally
taking
some
time
to
really
start
to
make
a
difference
in
these
people's
lives.
So
again,
I
want
to
say
meet
which
and
I'm
gonna
introduce
the
next
person
to
come
up.
D
Good
afternoon
everybody
it's
my
pleasure
to
be
here
representing
the
minute
metropolitan
urban
in
directors
we've
been
mud
is
the
where
we
describe
herself
we've
been
involved
since
day,
one
in
the
encampment
in
several
ways:
Minnesota
and
moons,
Resource
Center,
put
together
people
on
the
street.
We
started.
Collecting
donations
started,
making
donations
available
a
ICDC,
the
organization
that
I
lead
has
started
serving
sandwiches.
Now
in
August,
we
built
the
HSA.
D
It's
been
a
collective
of
organizations
that
has
really
made
a
difference
and
it
was
really
brought
us
to
where
we're
at
today
and
I
was
through
the
building,
that's
open
and
it's
it's
amazing,
and
it's
going
to
provide
a
safe,
warm
a
place
for
people
to
to
start,
and
we
have
to
look
at
this
as
a
start.
It's
not
the
end.
We
still
have
to
work
on
permanent,
supportive
housing.
D
We
still
have
to
work
a
low
barrier
housing
so
that
we
you
meet
the
people
where
they're
at
and
provide
them
with
the
housing
that
they
are
entitled
to.
A
I
CDC
is
working
with
on
this
for
a
long
time,
Anishinabe
work,
I
again,
Anishinabe
biggie,
win
both
serve
this
population,
and
so
there
is
a
lot
expertise
around
us.
There's
a
lot
of
people
that
have
been
part
of
the
success
that
we're
seeing
today.
D
There
is
still
a
lot
of
work
to
do
on
the
ground,
moving
people
from
the
encampment
to
these
buildings
and
to
permanent
supportive
housing,
but
we're
together
we
will
get
there
and
it's
going
to
be
an
amazing
trip
and
it
will
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
and
livelihoods
of
the
people
that
we
serve
I.
Thank
you.
I'd,
like
to
my
pleasure,
to
introduce
Steve
from
Simpson
housing
next
and
and
who
is
doing
the
service
coordination
of
the
navigation
Center.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
First
of
all
to
all
the
media
being
here
today.
One
of
the
the
key
things
about
this
whole
scenario
that
we've
been
working
through
for
the
past
several
months
in
Minneapolis
is,
is
really
this
heightened
level
of
awareness
around
the
ongoing
crisis
that
we've
got
around
housing
and
homelessness
in
the
Twin
Cities.
E
So
we're
certainly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
raise
this
up
and
bring
more
attention
to
this
critical
issue
in
our
community
Simpson
Housing
Services
has
been
doing
the
work
of
shelter
and
supportive
housing
in
South,
Minneapolis
Health
Minneapolis
for
36
years,
and
for
us
to
have
an
opportunity
to
be
in
this
truly
inspiring
collaborative
community
effort
with
the
Red
Lake
nation,
with
the
other
tribal
organizations
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
It
is.
E
It
is
nothing
short
of
amazing
to
see
that
the
rate
at
which
these
things
are
coming
together
and
the
resources
that
were
able
to
bring
to
the
table
to
to
address
this,
this
matter
of
homelessness
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
with
the
community
of
folks
that
we
are
able
to
to
get
into
safer
environment
from
the
encampment.
What
we
do
at
Simpson
is
is
around.