Thousands gathered at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis to grieve, mourn, and be in community, one month after the tragic loss of Renee Good at the hands of ICE for her public memorial. The memorial ceremony was led by Chief Arvol Looking Horse and followed by community singing, poetry, and more. The public memorial was in collaboration with: NDN Collective, Brave Heart Society, Indigenous Protector Movement, American Indian Movement, Freedom Trainers, Sunrise Movement, and Project South, among others. *Note that during the sacred portions of the ceremony during the memorial, it was asked to not take photos or video of those involved.
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A mural on the way to Powderhorn Park.
The crowd from a distance coming into the park.
A person standing with the Minnesota flag standing at the top of the hill.
The person with the flag overlooking the public memorial from behind.
A wide view of the crowd from the top of the hill.
A close-up picture of some of the crowd to the left of the stage and ceremony.
A tipi that others could go into.
An angled view of the crowd from the back side.
One of the people in attendance with one of the signs at the public memorial reading "WOKIKSUYE EN MEMORIA".
A view of those in attendance with the park in the back.
A person there with the words "F*** ICE" on the back of their jacket.
A person at holding a memorial tribute.
A flag "Hate Has No Home Here".
Holding an Alex Pretti sign.
Listening in the back to Renée Good's sister (in the pink hat) speaking.
Renée Good's sister (in the pink hat) speaking on the stage at the public memorial.
In costume at the memorial with people holding signs around them.
In Memoria and Remembrance cloths.
Two of the volunteers at the memorial.
Picture of the crowd after the sacred portion of the ceremony.
Person attending with an "ICE Kills and Lies Get Out/Fuera ICE" sign.
At the memorial with a "No Ice Please" sign taped to their back.
A person in attendance holding a "Chinga La Migra" sign.
Holding up an "Ice Out For Good" sign against the sun.
"MN Unwavering Spirit Of Humanity".
Holding a WOKIKSUYE cloth banner after the sacred ceremony.
One of the volunteers with a safety vest reading "Peaceful Observer Dont Shoot".
Someone with a sign on their back reading "Neighbors Say ICE OUT".
Renee Good sign.
Persons holding the Renee Good signs and tributes.
Two people there holding two signs for "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" and "I.C.E. Out Of Minneapolis".
Someone holding the MN flag.
Flying a custom flag with the Minnesota Resistance Loon.
Table setup by community members for people there to get snacks, etc. towards the back of the memorial.
Stickers and smaller signs/verbiage from the table setup for community members.
