Commissioned by Puncky ’73 and Mary Soehren Heppner ’76, this statue, an older woman with two young children at her sides, was created by Duane “Dewey” Goodwin, Anishinaabe, on the campus mall site during the summer of 2018. The Heppner’s intention for the statue is to honor the past, present, and future of the Native American people whose ancestors attended the boarding school that once stood on the land of the University of Minnesota Morris campus. In an artist statement, Goodin writes, “The sculpture symbolizes the [journey] of the Native American, from a traditional people to an assimilated, but still proud, people. We have endured colonization, retaining our most valued traditions—our identity, language, ceremonies, and arts.”