A class action complaint was filed on Jan. 2, representing residents from Camp Nenookaasi, located in the East Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. The lawsuit cites several rights violations.
The city says it will close a large encampment of unsheltered people in the Phillips neighborhood Thursday. There were ongoing public safety and health concerns, including a fatal shooting this month.
The Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors called on the city, county and state to provide resources to Camp Nenookaasi residents to remediate drug treatment, mental health and shelter problems so the camp can be closed immediately.
Camp Nenookaasi is forcing city leaders to find solutions to an already complicated set of public health and public safety issues involving opioid use and homelessness.
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