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<br /> ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br />MEETING MINUTES FOR <br />September 1, 2020 6:30 p.m. <br />PRESENT:Arneson, Baggenstoss,Brown,Carlson, Dahlstrom, Heikkila,Hoag, <br />O’Brien,Stoner <br />ABSENT: Kim, Lenhart <br />STAFF: Anderson, Brokke, Christensen, McDonagh, M. Johnson, R. Johnson <br /> <br />1) INTRODUCTIONS <br />Chair Hoag introduced the virtual Zoom format for the meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />State Law allows for an exception to in-person public meetings during pandemics to ensure the <br />safety of commissioners, staff and the public. The public was still encouraged to participate in the <br />meeting using the Zoom platform. <br />2) ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Roll Call Commissioners:Arneson, Baggenstoss, Brown, Carlson, Dahlstrom, O’Brien, Hoag,and <br />Stoner. <br />Staff present on the call: Anderson, Brokke, Christensen, McDonagh, M. Johnson, and R. Johnson. <br /> <br />Chair Hoag called for public comment by members of the audience. <br /> <br />E. Djevi, 1056 Sharon, thanked the Parks and Recreation Commission for their discussion on the <br />name Pocahontas Park at the meeting this evening. He recommended that the Commission reach out <br />to people in the community who are of Native American heritage and include them in the renaming <br />process. <br /> <br />D. Thompson, 2425 Co. Rd. B2 W., shared that she is a descendant of the White Earth Ojibwe tribe <br />and wanted to relay how significant it is to her that this is on the Parks and Recreation agenda and <br />thanks the Commission for putting it there. She added that in reference to the name Pocahontas Park <br />she believes it contributes to Pan-Indianism as it places all Native Americans in the same category <br />when there are hundreds of different tribes throughout the United States. In addition, the name also <br />contributes to erasure by not honoring the tribes from Minnesota, as Pocahontas was from the East <br />Coast. Thompson also relayed that Pocahontas’ name was actually Matoaka and noted that if the <br />name is kept the city should honor her by using her actual name. However, she again reiterated that <br />Pocahontas was from the East Coast and she feels it is important to honor the native people of <br />Minnesota, specifically the Lakota peoples whose land Roseville is on. Finally, Thompson shared <br />that many native communities refer to Pocahontas as the first victim of human trafficking and she <br />feels that the use of her name for this park is very disrespectful. Thompson understands that there is <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />