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The city of Minneapolis began clearing Camp Nenookaasi, a large encampment of unsheltered people, just before noon Thursday. People living at the encampment in south Minneapolis are removing their belongings from the area. More than 100 people have been living in tents and other temporary structures at Camp Nenookaasi for months.

People living at an encampment in south Minneapolis are preparing to leave Thursday — the day the city plans to close the camp. More than 100 people have been living in tents and other temporary structures at Camp Nenookaasi for months.   

As Minneapolis officials prepare to clear Camp Nenookaasi, residents pack up

Regina Medina updates Tom Crann on All Things Considered about the clearing of Camp Nenookaasi

A woman walks through a camp with duffle bags.

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Police officers walk past a fence lined with protest signs

A wooden frame sags as people clean an encampment

A handdrawn note reads "Proud to be Native American"

Packages of overdose reversal drugs sit in a sauce pan with plastic spoons

An empty place where a tent used to stand in a camp

A police officer speaks with a man wearing a fur hat

A woman grabs a stuffed elephant from under a shelter.

A woman carries a large stuffed elephant.

A number of signs are posted along the fencing.

People stand outside a row of porta potties

Minneapolis clears Camp Nenookaasi, an encampment of unhoused, mostly Native people

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