St. Anthony Falls: The Native American perspective

At our recent Water Over the Dam panel discussion, Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair, who teaches American Indian Studies and directs the Multicultural Resource Center at St. Cloud State, spoke about St. Anthony Falls from the Native American perspective. Her comments are summarized and condensed below: In Dakota, we refer to the falls as owamniyomni, which actually means whirlpool or eddy. When …

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