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Saint Paul council approves Dakota-led renaming of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and Indian Mounds Regional Park
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved Resolution 25-788 to adopt Dakota names and a cultural landscape designation for the two connected sites in Dayton's Bluff after a staff presentation and tribal-led process.
The Saint Paul City Council voted 7-0 to approve a resolution to rename Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and Indian Mounds Regional Park with Dakota names and to adopt a cultural landscape designation.
Parks and Recreation project manager Ellen Stewart told the council the naming process was “thoughtful and intentional” and described it as Dakota led, with consultation by Tribal Historic Preservation Officers from the four federally recognized Dakota tribes and facilitation by Wakan Tipi Oanyangape. Stewart said the change recognizes sacred burial mounds and other cultural resources in the Dayton’s Bluff area.
The renaming measure, introduced as Resolution 25-788, designates a larger cultural landscape name and separate site names for each parcel. Stewart said Imnisi o scott (spoken in the staff presentation as a Dakota term meaning “white cliffs”) would be the cultural…
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