Residents of the Camp Nenookaasi homeless encampment were evicted a second time this week by the city of Minneapolis, and were forced out of a city lot in between residential homes Thursday morning.
The camp was formed two days ago when the second iteration of Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a lot located several few blocks away. That camp was formed after the first Camp Nenookaasi was evicted on January 4. The city issued a statement Thursday, noting that it had posted a “no trespassing” sign and an order to vacate at the third encampment Wednesday.
Brianna Earth, a camp resident, carried a backpack and a paper bag as she walked away from the third camp at E. 26th Street and 14th Avenue S.
“I don’t know where I’m going after this,” said Earth, who has been homeless for the last few years.
Earth lived mostly by herself at the Wall of Forgotten Natives, a homeless encampment that was cleared by the city in August 2023. Occupants of that camp founded the first Camp Nenookaasi, located at 13th Avenue S. and E. 23th Street near the Phillips Community Center. The camps have housed many Native residents.