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Councilmember reports raise unsheltered homelessness, opioid disparities for Native residents; call for cross-jurisdictional response
Summary
Councilmember Lewin reported on a community meeting convened by Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUD) that described disproportionately high unsheltered homelessness and opioid deaths among Native residents and urged regional leaders to collaborate on a new response model.
Councilmember Lewin reported on Jan. 8 that a community meeting convened by the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUD) highlighted sharply disproportionate rates of unsheltered homelessness and opioid deaths among Native people in the region and called for a collaborative response involving city, county, state and regional leaders.
Lewin said about 100 people attended the meeting, which included the mayor of Minneapolis, multiple city council members and agency officials. “A…
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