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Attachment 3 <br />From:Darrell Baggenstoss <br />To:Lonnie Brokke;Matthew Johnson <br />Subject:John Bobolink at Saint Paul Public Schools <br />Date:Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:09:57 PM <br />Dbvujpo; <br />John Bobolink <br />Boozhoo Darrell, <br />My apologies for the delayed response, but thank you for reaching out and for <br />your efforts to include unheard perspectives. <br />I am happy to share my personal perspective on the idea of renaming the park <br />and hopefully can direct you towards others that may share their perspectives as <br />well. <br />I personally do not see anything offensive about the name Pocahontas Park, <br />Pocahontas was an actual person and by naming the park after her only serve to <br />memorialize her. Although I do wonder why her name was chosen to name a local <br />park as I know she is not a member of any local Tribe but rather, originates from <br />the East Coast. <br />I do however understand how other Native perspectives may view the park's <br />name as offensive. The image of Pocahontas and her social representation within <br />our society has been grossly distorted and highly sexualized through American <br />media to the point that her name can trigger a sense of offensiveness for some <br />Native people. <br />That's one end of the spectrum, on the other end some Native people may not <br /> <br />