An emotional farewell for the Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo
By Lee Egerstrom Thirty years ago, Mike Goze was leading a search committee to find a new pastor for All Nations Indian Church in Minneapolis. When he and team members went to interview the Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo (Ho-Chunk Nation), he told her they were looking for someone “who wore moccasins and could walk on […]
MN Native communities coping, not conquering, COVID-19 outbreak
By Lee Egerstrom Quick responses to the coronavirus health threat to Native Americans in both tribal and urban Minnesota communities appear to be holding the spread of illness in check, but health officials still see Native communities as highly vulnerable. “This isn’t over,” said Mike Goze, chief executive of the American Indian Community Development Corp. […]