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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey will join City Council President Andrea Jenkins and Tribal leadership of the Red Lake Nation to announce a plan to transfer City of Minneapolis-owned land to Red Lake Nation.
Frey and the City have partnered with Red Lake Nation repeatedly to tackle issues like addiction, homelessness, and creating deeply affordable housing.
Speakers include:
• Mayor Jacob Frey
• Council President Andrea Jenkins
• Chairman Darrell Seki of the Red Lake Nation
• Cheri Goodwin, Executive Director of Ombindwaa Gidinawemaaganinaadog (Red Lake Nation)
• Elfric Porte, Director of Housing Policy (Minneapolis Community Planning & Economic Development Department)
• Damon Chaplin, Minneapolis Health Commissioner
A
So
so,
today
we're
we're
getting
together
to
to
acknowledge
a
few
different
things,
but
before
we
get
started,
I'd
like
to
make
an
offering
a
tobacco
and
and
light
my
pipe
here
in
in
honor
of
what
we're
doing,
because
we're
doing
something
really
great
for
for
as
a
networking
with
our
community
and
our
fellow
our
city
members,
our
tribal
members
we're
doing
something
really
good.
But
first
and
foremost
we
acknowledge
the
Creator
and
the
good
things
that
we're
doing
here
we're
creating
a
good,
a
good
energy.
A
A
A
A
So
I
thank
the
Creator
for
giving
us
this
day
for
all
these
good
things
that
we're
doing
for
our
relatives
and
to
watch
over
our
little
ones
to
our
elders
and
for
this
meeting
that
we're
having
that
good
things
come
together
to
create
some
more
good
for
the
community
and
for
our
people
and
I'm,
offering
that
Tobacco.
On
behalf
of
what
we're
here
for
song.
B
C
This
parcel
has
been
vacant
for
I
believe
well
over
a
decade,
it's
a
city-owned
parcel
and
we
are
in
the
position
now
to
help
transform
communities
working
along
with
an
extraordinary
Partnership
of
red
Lakers.
This
is
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
This
is
our
native
Community,
coming
together
to
Rally
around
a
common
cause
and
that
common
cause
is
helping
our
people
that
common
cause
is
making
sure
that
people
who
suffer
from
opioid
addiction
and
Fentanyl
don't
need
to
suffer
forever.
C
We
often
talk
about
compassion.
We
often
talk
about
providing
compassionate
service
and
care
to
every
resident
in
our
city,
but
compassion
is
not
just
letting
someone
slowly
put
themselves
to
death
with
a
needle
in
their
arm.
We
need
to
be
providing
harm
reduction
and
we
also
need
to
be
providing
treatment.
C
C
C
The
difference
I
hope
is
that
we're
partnering
directly
with
a
culturally
sensitive
mindset,
we're
partnering
directly
with
a
community
that
has
been
disproportionately
harmed
disproportionately
harmed
by
Broken
agreements
and
broken
treaties
disproportionately
harm
by
the
pharmaceutical
industry
disproportionately
harmed
by
so
many
systemic
inequities
that
now
manifest
themselves
among
other
ways
in
addiction,
and
so
this
partnership
with
red,
Lake
I
believe,
is
a
really
big
deal
for
this
city,
and
it's
a
really
big
deal
for
the
people
in
it.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
extensively
with
the
the
Great
Red
Lake
nation.
C
C
That's
what
this
is
about
right
now
and
I
I
do
want
to
take
a
a
moment
to
recognize
the
incredible
City
staff
work
that
also
took
place
to
get
to
this
point.
First
from
our
our
cped
department,
our
interim
director
Eric
Hansen,
our
housing
director,
elf
report
and
residential
and
real
estate
development
supervisor,
Kevin
knese
and
the
entire
housing
and
Zoning
team
at
City
at
the
city,
and
see
ped
for
working
very
creatively
to
figure
out
how
to
do
this
job
and
then
do
it
effectively
from
our
health
department.
C
I
want
to
thank
our
commissioner
Damon
Chaplin,
our
Deputy
Commissioner
Heidi
Ritchie,
our
senior
project
manager,
Suzanne
Young
and
the
entire
health
Team
for
identifying
an
opportunity
and
supporting
a
vision
which
is
responsive
to
an
incredible
Community.
Need
it's
a
proud
moment.
But
importantly,
this
is
not
just
one
moment
in
working
extensively
with
chairman
siki,
with
my
good
friend
Sam
strong.
C
One
of
the
messages
that
they've
made
very
clear
is
that
a
job
isn't
done
in
a
day.
This
is
not
about
providing
some
land
doing
a
deal
and
then
walking
away
from
a
very
serious
problem.
This
is
about
an
ongoing
and
continuous
commitment
to
our
native
community
and
an
ongoing
and
continuous
commitment
to
people
that
are
suffering
deeply
from
addiction.
I
want
to
tell
you
that
commitment
is
there
and
so
I'm
so
proud
again
to
to
be
here
with,
with
all
of
you
and
I'm,
also
especially
Proud
To
Hand
things
over.
D
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Daryl
siki
senior,
chairman
of
the
league,
Nation
I,
want
to
say
thank
chemigua.
Thank
you
to
the
mayor
and
his
staff
and
I
want
to
thank
all
our
council
members
that
are
here,
secretary
Strong's
here
and
I
want
to
say
migration,
Goodwin
and
her
staff,
and
we
have
an
administrative
officer
here
in
I,
want
to
say
this
is
a
good
day
for
relaxation.
D
D
D
D
Uplifting
our
relatives-
this
is
what
it's
all
about:
lifting
our
relatives
to
our
healthy
life
and
a
good
life
with
housing
and
I
want
to
say
to
me
which
I
was
involved
in
this,
because
this
is
just
the
beginning.
The
council
knows
what
we
need
to
do
here.
We
got
the
you
know,
B
project
where
the
apartments
are.
This
is
for
our
Embassy
staff
is
located.
We
got
a
travel
College,
we
go
to
FCS
other
building.
D
There's
this
progress
for
our
people.
It's
a
progress
for
Great,
Red,
Lake
Nation!
It
is
not
not
the
end.
It's
the
beginning.
You
know
I
want
to
say
Jamie
Grace
for
listening
and
doing
all
the
great
job
for
you
guys
are
doing
for
the
staff,
because
you
behind
the
scenes,
doing
a
good
job
for
all
the
people
that
live
here
in
the
cities
in
the
metropolitan
area.
It's
great
to
see
that
I
like
to
see
it
more
more
involved.
All
of
us
be
involved.
More
back
home
is
the
same
way.
D
We
need
more,
this
homelessness
back
home.
Also,
all
just
drug
epidemic-
that's
going
on
now
covert
is
rising
again.
We
got
to
deal
with
that,
but
I
call
the
Indian
Health
Service
Comp
Health,
director
of
Oren.
He
said
to
mask
up
to
mandatory,
mask
up.
No,
he
says
just
hold
off.
He
said
we're
not
that
far.
Yet
so,
but
it's
up
to
the
families
family.
Anyone
I
want
to
have
their
family
wear
masks
it's
up
to
them,
it's
being
left
to
all
of
Youth.
D
If
you
want
to
ask
for
your
safety
for
your
own
safety,
that's
great
again
take
care
of
yourself
and
I
want
to
search
immigrants.
I
know,
Sam
is
waiting
to
jump
on
it
Podium
here
and
he
so
take
off
your
shirts,
it'll,
probably
he'll,
probably
talk
about
two
hours,
no
I'm
just
kidding
so
anyways
to
meet
West
being
allowed
to
serve
viewers
to
use
from
releg
Nation
to
other
visitors.
Here
and
I
say:
oh.
C
E
Thank
you,
mayor
Brian.
My
name
is
Andrea
Jenkins,
president
of
the
Minneapolis
city
council,
I,
usually
start
out
my
talks
when
I'm
talking
to
people
around
the
city
around
the
country
with
acknowledging
the
native
land
that
we
stand
on
when
I'm
in
Minnesota
and
Minneapolis
I,
say:
Lakota,
Dakota,
anishinabe,
Red,
Lake
and
and
all
the
tribes
right
I
don't
have
to
do
that
today,
because
we
don't
have
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
giving
land
back,
and
this
is
not
just
a
City
of
Minneapolis
issue.
E
E
So
today
we
are
taking
that
Erasure
away
and
bringing
back
the
rightful
people
of
this
land
we're
talking
about
addressing
the
inequalities
created
by
colonization
and
bringing
those
inequalities
closer
to
a
more
just,
a
more
righteous
Society.
You
know,
I
had
the
honor
of
declaring
that
the
City
of
Minneapolis
has
a
racism
problem
in
declaring
racism
as
a
Public
Health
crisis.
E
We
also
also
had
the
honor
of
starting
a
Truth
and
Reconciliation
process,
which
was
one
of
the
most
unique
Truth
and
Reconciliation
processes
around
the
country
and
around
the
world,
because
it
took
into
account
African-American
struggles
as
well
as
Native
American
struggles
and
brought
those
two
items
together
and
it's
really
challenging
work.
It's
really
difficult
work,
it's
really
heartbreaking
work,
but
it's
the
work
that
we
have
to
do
to
tell
the
truth
about
the
realities
of
the
country
that
we
all
live
and
work.
E
Our
society
was
built
on
Stolen
land
and,
let's
not
forget,
it
was
built
on
with
stolen
labor
right.
So
it's
important
as
we
say
we
stand
on
Stolen
land
that
we
also
remember
that
this
country
was
built
by
stolen
labor
and
we
have
to
take
these
critical
steps
towards
remedy
needs.
Inequalities
created
by
colonization.
E
So
this
is
not
a
Capstone
of
our
work
to
address
addiction,
homelessness
and
all
the
other
ills.
This
is
the
beginning
of
that
work,
and
we
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do
so.
I'm
proud
to
stand
here
today
on
this
occasion,
but
I
hope
that
we
all
Stand
Together
on
many
many
more
occasions
in
the
future,
to
try
and
write
the
wrongs
that
this
city,
this
state
in
this
country,
has
done
to
indigenous
black
brown
people
of
color
all
throughout
our
communities,
and
we
will
get
that
work
done.
B
My
name
is
Sherry
Goodwin
I,
oversee
obimandoah,
gadan
away.
Mani
dug
you
guys,
see
the
Flyers
here
the
signs
we
all
got
t-shirts
out
there
we're
here
we're
the
we're
the
program
overseeing
this
new
complex.
We're
really
excited
we're
about
decolonizing,
I'm,
really
glad
the
chairwoman
here
talked
about
some
of
the
issues
I
wanted
to
address,
but
we
are
here
today
to
say
we
are
here
to
provide
services
ethnocentric
culturally
specific,
like
1970.
It
was
so
yesterday
the
iqua
supreme
law
of
the
land,
the
Indian
religion,
Freedom
Act.
B
We
are
here
today
to
say
we
are
going
to
take
over
our
services.
We
are
going
to
drop
our
disparities,
smash
our
disparities
once
and
for
all
smash
them.
Yes,
by
building
culturally
specific
Services.
The
future
here
is
unbelievable.
Whatever
we
can
dream,
we
can
do
that's.
Why
I
tell
my
staff
all
day,
long
and
I
truly
believe
in
teamwork.
I
can't
do
it
alone.
None
of
us
can
it's
a
team
effort.
It's
a
community
effort.
We
need
the
community
to
buy
into
our
services.
B
When
we
talk
about
the
open,
opioid
and
the
epidemic,
it
truly
is
relationship.
Are
the
people
on
the
opioids
are
just
like
us?
I
teach
my
staff
we're
no
better
than
anybody
we're
all
the
same.
We
got
to
be
non-judgmental.
We
got
to
be
opening
our
doors.
So
when
we
open
these
doors,
Fred
does
Charlie.
When
he
opens
these
doors.
B
We'll
have
food,
we're
gonna
have
a
kitchen
we're
gonna,
have
showers,
we're
gonna,
have
washer
and
dryers,
we're
gonna
have
cultural
services
to
start,
and
these
plots
of
land
will
be
our
culture
community
garden
and
we
as
a
tribe.
We
can
dream
culture
community
garden.
We
could
have
whatever
we
dream
here:
ceremonies
medicines,
whatever
we
want,
but
we
it's
a
truly
a
good
day
to
be
a
mini
in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
I'm,
so
glad
she
acknowledged.
B
B
C
Perfectly
stated:
thank
you.
Now
she
hit
the
nail
on
the
head.
Next
I
would
like
to
bring
up
elfrik
Port,
our
director
of
housing
here
in
the
city,
I,
don't
know
if
you've
noticed,
but
the
work
that
Minneapolis
is
doing
around
housing
is
quite
literally
Nation,
leading
and
in
large
part,
due
to
his
great
vision.
F
F
F
F
G
Good
afternoon
to
everyone,
this
is
exciting.
This
is
a
beautiful
day.
I
have
been
here
for
just
about
six
months
and
I
can
tell
you
the
Summers
and
the
fall
here
in
Minneapolis
have
been
outstanding
and
so
I'm.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
with
you
today.
Thank
you.
Elfrik
I
appreciate
the
collaboration
between
cped
and
the
health
department
to
keep
this
project
moving
forward.
G
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
our
health
department
staff
that
have
been
working
diligently
these
past
few
months
to
get
this
project
across
the
Finish
Line,
my
Deputy
Commissioner
Heidi
Vichy,
who
will
be
available
for
questions
when
we
get
to
that
part.
Suzanne
Young
our
project
manager
for
opioid
response,
team,
Roger,
Medina
and
Jason
shieldman
from
our
opioid
response
team,
who
cannot
be
here
with
us
today.
I
also
want
to
thank
chair,
Sica
and
Sherry
Goodwin
for
their
work
and
helping
to
bring
this
project
forward
as
well.
G
G
G
G
G
Research
has
shown
us
that
addiction
treatment,
that
includes
spiritual
events,
teaches
people
practical
coping
skills
for
overcoming
Addiction
in
a
way
that
is
culturally
relevant
and
appropriate.
The
center.
The
future
Center
will
provide
those
culturally
specific
approaches
to
treatment
that,
according
to
the
same
research,
are
a
protective
factor
for
relapse.
G
G
This
collaboration
has
the
potential
to
be
an
exciting
new
tool
and
addressing
the
opioid
crisis
and
I
stand
here
with
all
of
you
here
today
in
your
commitment
to
tackling
this
tragic,
complex
and
devastating
issue.
By
working
together
providing
support
and
resources,
we
will
help
reduce
addiction
and
prevent
overdose
deaths
in
the
Native
American
community
I.
Thank
you
for
standing
beside
us
and
we
look
forward
to
cooperating
and
working
with
you.
Thank
you.
C
H
H
Hello.
Everyone
thanks
for
that
great
warm
introduction,
Sam
strong
secretary
I,
know
the
work
we
do
is
hard.
You
know
working
with
those
that
are
disadvantaged,
those
that
are
struggling
with
addiction,
it's
not
an
easy
job
and
so
to
have
the
partner
of
the
mayor,
the
city
council,
all
the
staff,
all
of
our
Red
Lake,
Nation
staff,
members,
community
members.
H
That's
what
this
is
going
to
take
it's
going
to
take
all
of
our
commitment
to
help
get
these
people
in
a
better
place,
get
them
off
the
streets,
get
them
in
a
safe
place,
and
we
use
this
model
called
Joanna
Min,
which
means
compassion
to
have
love.
These
are
our
family
members.
These
are
our
brothers,
our
sisters,
our
sons,
our
daughters,
our
mothers,
our
fathers.
H
These
are
our
people
and
we
cannot
forget
them
when
we
forget
these
people,
we
lose
our
place
in
the
cycle
of
life
and
it
impacts
us
all,
and
we
get
that
here
in
Minneapolis,
one
of
the
most
Progressive
cities.
They
want
to
help
our
native
people
and
they
don't
want
to
just
help.
They
want
to
be
a
partner.
H
H
H
It's
going
to
benefit
this
city
and,
more
importantly,
it's
going
to
benefit
the
humanity
in
all
of
us,
and
so
let's
remain
committed
and
let's
remain
strong
and
know
that
this
is
just
the
first
step
of
many
for
us
to
really
benefit
our
people
and
bring
back
our
way
of
life
and
bring
all
of
our
people
back
into
that
Circle
and,
most
importantly,
bring
our
children
back
to
a
safe
place
and
bring
our
families
back
to
a
safe
place.
And
let
us
uplift
all
of
our
relatives,
be
glitch.
C
A
B
So
boujou
again
right
now
we're
in
the
process
of
remodeling
inside
so
when
you
guys
walk
through
so
we
have
Tony
gosy,
who
is
our
general
contractor
remodeling
we're
projected
to
be
done,
the
middle
of
November
and
then
for
the
future.
Here,
the
land
we
still
have
to
secure
it
right,
there's
still
a
process
and
then
We're
Dreaming
like
we're
manifesting
I
tell
my
staff
and
our
team.
Whatever
we
dream,
we
can
do
and
I'm
sure
the
city
feels
that
way.
Also,
so
it's
going
to
be
happening
soon.
Tell
me
glitch.
H
C
B
Our
biggest
dream
would
be
again
our
word
uplifting,
our
relatives
really
being
there
for
them
when
they
need
us
and
again
providing
culturally
specific
services
with
our
members,
our
people
providing
services
for
our
people
and
I
believe
then
it
will
have
a
ripple
effect
to
all
the
other
community
to
community
members
right.
So
we
talk
about
public
health.
We
talk
about
child
welfare
right
everybody
here
native
population
is
touched
by
child
welfare.
B
We're
talking
about
public
health,
because
the
opiate
crisis
is
a
public
health
epidemic
and
that's
why
we're
partnering
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
the
health
department
and
the
future
is
like
we're
to
me.
This
would
be
like
three
years
down
the
road.
If
I
had
my
way,
we
dropped
this
building
we'd
build
truly
a
community
service
building
on
the
bottom
and
we'd
build
up
to
provide
home
homes
for
our
elders
for
our
members
for
our
grandchildren
and
it
truly.
B
The
goal
is
that
it
would
be
a
debt-free
building
and
that
would
be
the
first
Native
American
housing
co-op
in
the
city.
Wouldn't
that
be
cool,
so
you
know
the
dream
is
real
right.
It's
about
the
community
and
then
I
for
the
record
too
right
now,
with
our
building
here
under
Mr
gozi
back
there,
it's
out
I'm
I'm,
real
ethnocentric
I'm,
not
racist,
I'm,
ethnocentric,
a
lot
of
them.
The
members
here
the
workers
are
all
Native,
they're,
all
Native
American
working
on
here
now,
that's
a
big
deal,
because
what
do
they
say
right?
B
B
So
the
desire
started
way
back
with
chairman
Seiki
right.
It's
all
mystical
and
historical.
So
so
everybody
knows
right,
minnow,
bamada's
in
right,
great
beautiful
building.
So
when
the
tribe
moved
over
there,
where
we
said
we'll
stay
here
right,
chairman
siki
believes
we
are
not
in
the
business
to
selling
the
land
because
right
away,
I
said
well,
maybe
we
can
sell
it.
He
is
adamant
we
attract
as
Red
Lake
Nation,
don't
sell
land
then
fast
forward.
We
walked
into
covet,
and
here
we
then
we
sat
and
then,
of
course,
with
the
culture
team.
B
That's
what
our
goal
is.
Building
that
team
when
we
brought
on
Mr,
desirely,
Right,
really
building
and
dreaming,
and
he
lives
here,
like
the
people.
My
staff
here
live
here.
They
see
what's
happening,
they
see
the
services,
so
yeah
I'm
an
outsider
because
I
live
up
North,
but
it's
in
my
heart
and
we
as
Red
Lake
Nations,
so
believe
in
providing
services
for
all
our
members,
not
just
at
the
on
the
Homeland
and
it's
a
good
day
for
Red
Lake
Nation
today
to
say
that's
what
we're
doing.
B
B
But
that's
still
something
we're
planning
my
planning
teams
here.
I
got
Adriana,
you
know
different
people
here,
but
really
working
with
partners
and
I
know
DHS
is
here
too
we
have
John
Anderson
sitting
back
there.
It
truly
is
collaborating
with
everybody
and
for
the
record
we
do
have
a
strategic
plan
that
we
ran
in
2017
and
we
did
interview
our
Urban
members,
which
showed
the
need.
So
a
lot
of
this
stuff
is
more
to
it
than
just
manifesting.
It
is
truly
driven
by
a
strategic
plan
where
we
identify
different
domains
at
our
Elder.