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This weekend, Minnesota will remember missing and murdered indigenous relatives

people marching in duluth
Every year, Native Lives Matter Coalition and other organizations in the Duluth region hold gatherings and a march on Feb. 14 to commemorate the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day of Remembrance. Other marches will be held in Bemidji and Minneapolis on Saturday.
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On Saturday, indigenous-led groups across Minnesota will gather to mark the state's annual Murdered and Indigenous Relatives Day of Remembrance.

There are marches planned in Minneapolis, Bemidji and Duluth.

Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Guadalupe Lopez, director of Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office.

Press play above to listen to their conversation.