Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
The Metropolitan Council acknowledges that the land we currently call Minnesota and specifically the seven-county region is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota Oyate who are present and active contributors to our thriving region. As part of the Metropolitan Council’s commitment to address the unresolved legacy of genocide, dispossession, and settler colonialism and the fact that government institutions, including the Metropolitan Council, benefitted economically, politically, and institutionally after the forceable removal of the Dakota Oyate, the Metropolitan Council is dedicated to instilling Land, Water, and People Commitments in regional policy. These commitments support the Dakota Oyate, the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota, Ho-Chunk Nation, and the American Indian Communities representing over 150 diverse Tribal Nations that call the seven-county region home.
Call to order
- Dakota Land, Water, and People Acknowledgment
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of June 17, 2025, Equity Advisory Committee minutes
Public invitation
Invitation to interested persons to address the Equity Advisory Committee. Pre-register at
[email protected]. Each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation.
Information
- Housing Policy Plan, Sarah Berke, Senior Manager, Livable Communities & Housing, Maia Guerrero-Combs, Planning Analyst, Housing
Council Member Share Outs
- Council Member John Pacheco: Management, Transportation
- Council Member Chai Lee: Community Development, Management
- Council Member Toni Carter: Environment, Transportation
- Council Member Yassin Ossman: Management, Environment
Adjournment
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* Agenda item changed following initial publication