State Senator Mary Kunesh and Fond du Lac Chairman Kevin DuPuis

Kevin DuPuis, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, speaks to Minnesota state senators on February 7, 2023, at the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul. State Senator Mary Kunesh (Standing Rock Sioux descendent, right), a Democrat from New Brighton, was the chief author of a bill to amend the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA). Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer. Used with the permission of Michelle Griffith.