Perez, Jamilah Ali: Walks on
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- Parent Category: Indigenous Culture
- Category: Walking On
- Published: 15 January 2009
MINNESOTA, Minneapolis Traditional funeral services were held for JAMILAH ALI-PEREZ, 57, at the Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah, Minnesota, on August 4, 2009. Interment was held later at her familys burial grounds in Ponemah. Jamilah was born September 2, 1951. She passed away August 4, 2009, at the Augustana Care Center in Minneapolis.
Jamilah lived in the Twin Cities for most of her life and worked for the Mystic Lake Casino. She enjoyed building furniture, doing woodwork and spending time with friends and family. She liked making people laugh. (Red Lake Nation News, August 14, 2009)