Ceremony honors Renée Good, Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

More than 100 people gathered Feb. 1 in Minneapolis for a ceremony honoring Renée Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed in separate incidents involving federal immigration agents. According to reporting by ICT, the event began near the site where Good, a 37-year-old writer and mother of three, was killed on Jan. 7 by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Participants held a round dance, sang and offered prayers before moving about a mile and a half to the location where Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed on Jan. 24.

Star Ishkode Downwind, a Red Lake Nation activist, said the gathering was meant to stand with immigrants and others affected by ICE. Speakers included Nicole Matthews, chief executive officer of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, and Tara Geshik, secretary-treasurer of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, who spoke about honoring the victims through justice, compassion and unity, according to ICT.