Why can’t those of us living in Bemidji, Red Lake, Ponemah, Blackduck, Clearbrook, Northome and Kelliher change a small portion of events to see our children graduate? Isn’t that worth more than a million dollars?
We still have one bridge to build: closing the gap between white and other cultures. We know what needs to be done but lack the will or energy to do it perhaps, the know-how.
Giacomo would be honored to know of the celebration held in his name. He would have been more honored to tell about the kindness shown to him by the Red Lake Nation and other Indigenous people along his journey.