Owámniyomni, a Dakota Name for “St. Anthony Falls”
oleh: Mona M. Smith
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2016-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Owámniyomni, a Dakota name for “St. Anthony Falls,” means turbulent water, whirlpool, eddy. To Dakota people the Mississippi River has a few names, one is ȟaȟáwakpá – the river of the falls, a name that reveals the importance of the waterfall.