BEMIDJI, Minn. — Mourning a loss can be especially difficult during the holidays.

Kate Boyd, store manager for a Bemidji Starbucks, wants to help. Boyd has long dedicated her time to the franchise as well as her community.

“Even before I started at Starbucks in Bemidji, I was always interested in helping out,” Boyd said. “I believe that we’re brought places so we can make our communities better.”

Given Bemidji’s location between the three largest tribal nations in Minnesota, Boyd reflected on the cause of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, with aspirations to raise collective consciousness of the issue to everyone who walked through Starbucks’ doors.

“Just seeing the missing posters, the billboards, it’s really heartbreaking to see,” Boyd said. “I think, ‘What would I do if I

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