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The Minneapolis American Indian Center provides social services to the urban Native community and has served as a central gathering place for nearly 50 years. The redesign reflects a sense of belonging and history and showcases ways the Minneapolis Indigenous community embraces its future.
Constructed of western red cedar, the mural is monumental in size — seventeen feet high and 95 feet wide. The mural was installed on the south face of the Minneapolis American Indian Center almost fifty years ago. The center has been under construction since last winter.
NACC is on the cusp of developing a new structure with a two-story clinic and four stories of residential units stacked on top.
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AIA Minnesota president Sam Olbekson is also the founder and CEO of Full Circle Indigenous Planning and Design. He says he formed his business as a way to bring a different perspective into the practice of architecture and that he tries to bring his voice on behalf of people whose voices may not be heard.