Minneapolis’ Native community will get improved access to mental, physical and spiritual health care when a new Indian Health Board clinic opens on Franklin Avenue in May 2027.
The facility at 2027 E. Franklin Ave., called the Menaandawiwe Wellness Campus, will blend Western medicine with Indigenous wellness practices and serve as the centerpiece of a growing health campus near Franklin Avenue, the cultural hub of Minneapolis’ Native community. Menaandawiwe means “a place where healing happens” in Ojibwe.
“It’s about recognizing Indigenous knowledge as legitimate and essential to health,” Dr. Patrick Rock, CEO of the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, said in a recent interview that includes the Q&A below…