Laura Waterman Wittstock, Native advocate and co-founder of Migizi, dies at 83
In 2002, she was appointed to the Minneapolis Library Board, where she served for six years.
January 19, 2021 — 8:53pm
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Laura Waterman Wittstock could sit two people down with opposing views and come out with a resolution.
Lloyd Wittstock, her husband, likened her demeanor to another person who grew up in Hawaii, ex-President Barack Obama.
"If you lose your cool, you're embarrassing yourself," Lloyd Wittstock said. "Try to get at what is going on and try to resolve it."
Wittstock was a prominent leader and advocate for Native Americans in Minnesota and across the country. She died Saturday at the age of 83 after battling an autoimmune disease for years, according to her family.