Dr. Roxanne Gould (Grand Traverse Band Odawa and Anishinaabe) moved to Golden Valley in 2004. She is a retired associate professor of Indigenous and Environmental Education at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and an original member of the Indigenous Women's Water Sisterhood. She also serves on the governing council of Makoce Ikikcupi, an organization that supports land recovery. Roxanne is a leader in the field of Indigenous Educational Design. She has dedicated much of her life to improving her community in and out of the classroom.

In Mni Sóta Makoce (Minnesota), Indigenous people have lived, worked, and played near Ȟaȟa Wakpadaŋ (Bassett Creek) for thousands of years. Through an oral history project, 15 Indigenous people share how they experience the watershed as part of their historic and contemporary cultures. These interviews were conducted by Dr. Kasey Keeler with support from Valley Community Presbyterian Church (VCPC) and partners. To learn more, please contact Hennepin History Museum (https://hennepinhistory.org) or visit VCPC’s land acknowledgment webpage (https://www.valleychurch.net/land-acknowledgement).