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A member of the White Earth Nation of Ojibwe, Peggy Flanagan grew up wanting to help others and has made a career of doing just that.

U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud declined Wednesday to block imminent plans by the city of Minneapolis to clear a homeless encampment on its south side, rejecting the plea of two residents. After hearing arguments from both sides, the judge concluded the city wouldn't be in violation of any constitutional rights by removing an unsanctioned tent city from public land. The closure is planned for ...

A large homeless encampment in Minneapolis will shut down after a federal judge rejected an emergency appeal by two of the encampments' residents to prevent the closure.

Residents of the Nenookaasi Healing Camp in Minneapolis have filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in hopes of stopping their eviction. 

Organizers of the camp in the East Phillips neighborhood know it's not a permanent place for its residents but say it’s offered them stability and a sense of belonging that can’t easily be replicated.