411 West First Street  
City of Duluth  
Duluth, Minnesota 55802  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Indigenous Commission.  
Monday, August 17, 2026  
5:30 PM  
City Hall, Room 430, Lakeside Conference Room  
Call to Order and Introductions  
Approval of April Meeting Minutes  
• May meeting was cancelled, June meeting had no quorum  
Public Comment  
City Reports and Updates  
Informational Presentation  
True North Goodwill presentation on YouthBuild Program (tentative, may need to move to September)  
Program for youth who are looking to complete their education and go into construction or the trades  
New Business  
• Indigenous People’s Day event planning (Monday, October 12)  
• Feast and Forum Planning  
• Orange Shirt Day and Park Point  
• Elections for Executive Team  
Action Items  
• City Board and Commission Training update  
Ongoing Business  
Subcommittees  
• AI surveillance and possible dangers for the Indigenous community (Bowman)  
• Education (Lightfeather)  
• Full Moon Ceremonies (Davis, Smith)  
• Housing (Hrabik)  
• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) (Goodrich)  
• Ojibwe language and art project (Bowman, Houle)  
research what happened to the funds and the project  
communication about this project.  
• Sobriety Feast (Smith, Whitebird)  
• Talking Circle (Whitebird)  
Announcements  
Next Meeting  
• Monday, September 21, 2026 at 5:30 pm in Room 430  
Adjourn