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    Today, Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL-New Brighton) sent a letter co-signed by 43 other DFL state legislators to the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in support of restoring the Dakota word “Bdote” to identify Historic Fort Snelling. Many Dakota people recognize Fort Snelling’s location as a place of origin for their people. “All Minnesotans deserve to have their history, language, and culture recognized,” said Rep. Kunesh-Podein, a descendant of the Standing Rock Lakota tribe.

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    Today, Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL-New Brighton) sent a letter co-signed by 43 other DFL state legislators to the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in support of restoring the Dakota word “Bdote” to identify Historic Fort Snelling. Many Dakota people recognize Fort Snelling’s location as a place of origin for their people. “All Minnesotans deserve to have their history, language, and culture recognized,” said Rep. Kunesh-Podein, a descendant of the Standing Rock Lakota tribe.

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    Today, Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL-New Brighton) sent a letter co-signed by 43 other DFL state legislators to the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in support of restoring the Dakota word “Bdote” to identify Historic Fort Snelling. Many Dakota people recognize Fort Snelling’s location as a place of origin for their people. “All Minnesotans deserve to have their history, language, and culture recognized,” said Rep. Kunesh-Podein, a descendant of the Standing Rock Lakota tribe.

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    Letter To The Minnesota Historical Society

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    Today, Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL-New Brighton) sent a letter co-signed by 43 other DFL state legislators to the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in support of restoring the Dakota word “Bdote” to identify Historic Fort Snelling. Many Dakota people recognize Fort Snelling’s location as a place of origin for their people. “All Minnesotans deserve to have their history, language, and culture recognized,” said Rep. Kunesh-Podein, a descendant of the Standing Rock Lakota tribe.

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    Minnesota

    House of
    Representatives

    October 18, 2019

    Dear Minnesota Historical Society,

    We, the undersigned legislators, would like to express our support and appreciation of
    your efforts to bring the good folks of Minnesota into the discussion to include the place
    name at Historic Fort Snelling - Bdote. It is important that as a state, we acknowledge
    and embrace the historic significance at the site we call Fort Snelling, located on sacred
    lands of those who lived there long before white settlers arrived and before this land
    was renamed Minnesota by its colonizers -- from its original Dakotah name, "Minisota”,
    meaning the reflection of the sky onto the water. We write to support the inclusion of
    the Dakotah word “Bdote” in the place name of the Minnesota Historical society site.

    We affirm the understanding that indigenous place names carry knowledge that has
    been passed from generation to generation - they are the story maps that once
    connected Indigenous peoples to significant sites and that guided them from place to
    place. Our Dakotah and Annishinabe people have kept their Bdote place connection
    strong, despite the centuries of assimilation and the devastating efforts to erase
    Minnesota’s indigenous culture and communities.

    As legislators, we applaud the efforts of the Minnesota Historical Society to bear witness
    to the place called Bdote, the place where two rivers meet in the Dakotah language.
    The historical society’s own Minnesota History text book teaches young people that
    Bdote is believed by Dakotah people to be the place of origin of their people and long a
    place for celebrations and trade. By including “Bdote” in the name of the site, the state’s
    historical society rightfully recognizes the significance of the multiple histories at that
    place that is inclusive of more Minnesotans.

    In Minnesota, we are pleased to find many indigenous place names that contribute to
    the preservation, revitalization, and strengthening of Dakotah and Anishinabe histories,
    languages, and cultures. As the Minnesota Historical Society works in partnership with
    our Indigenous peoples to restore the traditional place name, Bdote, which reflects the
    culture of the original inhabitants of this state, we pledge our support.

    Sincerely,

    Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein Speaker Melissa Hortman


    Majority Leader Ryan Winkler Rep. Liz Olson

    Rep. Jim Davnie Rep. Ami Wazlawik

    Rep. Steve Sandell Rep. Mike Freiberg

    Rep. Jeff Brand Rep. Laurie Pryor

    Rep. Sandra Masin Rep. Robert Bierman

    Rep. Jay Xiong Rep. Samantha Vang

    Rep. Michael Howard Rep. Brad Tabke

    Rep. Alice Hausman Rep. Mohamud Noor

    Rep. Anne Claflin Rep. Frank Hornstein

    Rep. Fue Lee Rep. Jean Wagenius


    Rep. Dave Pinto Rep. Steve Elkins

    Rep. John Lesch Rep. Jen Schultz

    Rep. Kelly Morrison Rep. Kelly Moller

    Rep. John Huot Rep. Connie Bernardy

    Rep. John Persell Rep. Jack Considine

    Rep. Aisha Gomez Rep. Ruth Richardson

    Rep. Peter Fischer Rep. Rick Hansen

    Rep. Cheryl Youakim Rep. Ginny Kleavorn

    Rep. Kaohly Her Rep. Heather Edelson

    Rep. Diane Loffler Rep. Jamie Long


    Rep. Todd Lippert Rep. Raymond Dehn
    English Dakhóta Dakhóta Translation Anishinaabe Anishinaabe Translation
    Crow River Khaŋǧí Wakpá Crow River Aandegwigwan- Crow Wing River
    ziibi
    Lake Calhoun Bde Makhá Ska White Earth Lake Gaa- White Earth Lake
    waabaabiganikaag-
    zaaga’igan
    Lake Harriet Bdé Umáŋ Other Lake Bakegamaa Side Lake
    Lake Mní Tháŋka / Bde Iá Great Water / Great Misi-zaaga’igan Grand Lake
    Minnetonka Tháŋka Talking Lake
    Mendota Bdóte Confluence Zaagiwakiing At the Outlet-land
    Minneapolis Bdeóta Othúŋwe Many Lakes City Gakaabikaang At the Waterfalls
    Minnehaha Mníȟaȟa Wakpádaŋ Waterfall Creek Gakaabikejiwani- Little River of Waterfalled
    Creek ziibiins Stream
    Minnehaha Falls Mníȟaȟa Waterfall Gakaabikejiwan Waterfalled Stream

    Minnesota River Mnísota Wakpá Clear Water River Ashkibagi-ziibi Greenleaf River
    Mississippi Ȟaȟáwakpa / Wakpá River of the Falls / Misi-ziibi Great River
    River Tháŋka Great River
    Nicollet Island Wíta Wašté Good Island Chi-minis Big Island
    Shakopee Šákpe Six [Chief Shakopee] Zhaagobaying At [Chief] Shakopee’s
    [Village]
    St. Anthony Owámni / Falling Water Gichi-gakaabikaa Great Waterfalls
    Falls Owámniyomni
    St. Croix River Hoǧáŋ Waŋká kiŋ Where the Fish Lies Jiibayaatigo-ziibi Gravemarker River
    St. Paul Imnížaska Othúŋwe Little White Rock City Ashkibagi-ziibiing At the Greenleaf River
    White Bear Lake Mathó Ska Bde White Bear Lake Waabi-makwa- White Bear Lake
    zaaga’igan

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