At the community meeting on April 27, Duluth Indigenous Commission member Carol Deverney got up to speak about the suggestion of her friend Mindy (Mindimooye Eunice Lightfeather, who is from Red Lake) about the goals of the project to reclaim the Indigenous heritage of Duluth. Mindy had suggested that the goal of the project could be expressed in this Ojibwe phrase:

Gi-dan Adoodaan Adizookanan/ You should go ask for the stories.

Getting the stories of Indigenous people who have traditional knowledge about the area of Duluth, or who have lived in Duluth for many years, will be an important part of this project. Right now we are compiling a list of people who are willing to be interviewed about their knowledge. If anyone has any suggestions they can send them to Ricky Defoe at rdefoe@indigenousduluth.net or to Bruce White at white067@tc.umn.edu.