Homelessness is not a part of Native heritage

Jerrilyn Martinez rests in her new tent as more people return to the site of a former homeless encampment dubbed the Wall of Forgotten Natives in Minneapolis in September 2020. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer.

Minnesota has a big problem: Native Americans make up just 2% of the state’s adult population, but they represent 30% of the homeless population.

This disparity is staggering, sobering and devastating. But surprising?…

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