The issue of homelessness in Minneapolis has spread from vacant lots away from downtown to the heart of city government.
A small, makeshift encampment is now standing on the sidewalk in front of historic Minneapolis City Hall, between the light rail station and the statue of one-time mayor Hubert Humphrey.
They were set up Sunday in reaction to the clearing out of a number of tents from a vacant lot west of downtown.
"It's disgusting to treat people that don't have a place to live as if they're criminals," said Samantha Pree-Stinson of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation not long after the tents went up.
It was last week when law enforcement swooped in to that encampment wet of downtown. Among those living there was Young Eagle.
"People were given, I believe, about five minutes, to get their stuff and go," he said. "People left behind possessions that they desparately needed, papers, medications, cellphones."
Protesters at the city hall site are asking for a moratorium on destroying homeless encampments in Minneapolis.
They also believe finding permanent housing should be a priority.
The city officials say they cleared one encampment last week because of health and safety issues, including stolen property and drug use.
Activists on Monday holding a supply donation and distribution event at the camp at city hall.