Fighting for their beliefs: Family seeks autopsy reform in memory of deceased Fond du Lac woman

SAWYER, Minn. -- In the tiny St. Mary and Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, a fresh plywood structure sits over Autumn Martineau's grave, not quite level on the still-frozen ground.

The spirit house -- as it's known in the Anishinaabe culture -- was placed there by the Martineau family last Sunday, an important step in their healing process after losing 24-year-old Autumn to a car crash on Feb. 10.

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