Nothing irks some white people like accurate history
By Bob Collins/MPR News The usual suspects have gotten their feelings hurt – again – because the Minnesota Historical Society has pointed out that Minnesota history didn’t begin with them. KSTP reports that the latest “controversy” is over signs that went up at Fort Snelling historic site that say “Historic Fort Snelling at Bdote.” The […]
POLITICAL MATTERS: Feb 2018
By Mordecai Specktor Bde Mka Ska On Google Maps, the large body of water on the western edge of Minneapolis now is marked “Bde Maka Ska.” Formerly known as Lake Calhoun (named after slavery proponent John C. Calhoun, a former U.S. vice president), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved the name change on […]
Lake Calhoun officially recognized as Bde Maka Ska
Bde Maka Ska is now the official name of the lake previously known as Lake Calhoun, following county and state approval of a request to change the lake name. Bde Maka Ska (pronounced “b-day ma-KHA skah”) is a Dakota name for the lake that has been passed down in oral history for many years. The […]