MOVEMENT TO RESTORE THE NAME OF THE "RUM RIVER" TO ITS SACRED DAKOTA NAME, WAKAN

This site is about the movement to restore the sacred Dakota name [Wakan] to a Minnesota river that currently has a faulty-English-translation and profane name, the "Rum River". And because this river is a sacred Dakota place this movement is also a movement to restore a Native name to a sacred place.

The Dakota name for the "Rum River" is Wakpa Wakan. It translates into English as Spirit River.



Picture: Jim Anderson bringing awareness to the movement to restore the river's name to its sacred Dakota name. Mr. Anderson is the Co-Cultural Chair and Historian for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community and a leading Dakota activist.

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This picture was taken in Anoka, Minnesota,
near the confluence of the Wakan/"Rum" and
Mississippi rivers. 
 

This picture was taken in Cambridge, Minnesota

Links To Pages
Why Restore Sacred Dakota Name
Mission
Get Involved!
Supporting Documents
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community's letter of support
Dakota group canoed the "Rum River" to connect with the past and to reclaim the river
News
River pictures
River videos
Minnesota bill to rename the "Rum River" and 13 other offensive names
Recent comments
Minnesota name-change precedents
Saint Paul Pioneer Press article


 Meet Tom Dahlheimer


The headquarters of the Rum River Name Change Organization are located in Wahkon, Minnesota. Our director's name is Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer. This picture of the "Rum" River and our director was taken in Anoka, Minnesota.

Our effort to restore the "Rum" River's name to its sacred Dakota name has received support from many organizations and individuals, and two Mdewakanton Dakota communities are also
on this list of all supporters

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