🪶 Indigenous prayer camp leaving Mni Owe Sni

Prayer Camp Near Whipple Building to Close

A prayer camp set up by Indigenous activists near the Whipple federal building will be coming down after negotiations between the group that set up the camp and Lakota spiritual leader Arvol Looking Horse. [MPR]

• The controversy: The prayer camp is located at Mni Owe Sni, a sacred site and documented Dakota burial ground. Arvol Looking Horse said that the camp broke "spiritual law" by setting up at the sacred site, but the camp's leaders argue they did nothing wrong by congregating at Mni Owe Sni to heal from violence brought by federal immigration agents and the ongoing housing and drug crises in Minneapolis. [MPR]
• Closing the camp: Activists at the camp had already ignored government-issued notices telling them to leave, but they say they will disband the camp after Arvol Looking Horse agreed to allow them to conduct four days of uninterrupted prayer ceremony. Today marks the last day of the four-day period, and the group is expected to leave this evening. [Star Tribune]

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