By Xena Goldman | December, 19 2023 Xena Goldman (she/her) is a painter, illustrator, muralist, comic artist and educator. In her work, she explores how we move through the modern…
By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost Shelley Buck is the head of an organization with a new name and big dreams for the area around the Mississippi River’s St. Anthony Falls. But…
By Owámniyomni Okhódayapi | December, 7 2023 Minnesota, Chanhassen, Mendota, Minnehaha, what do these names have in common? Each of these place names were inspired by their traditional Dakota names.…
Friends of the Falls becomes Owámniyomni Okhódayapi Name change centers Dakota language, honors Native history, and signals an enduring commitment to Indigenous culture MINNEAPOLIS (November 27, 2023) -- Friends of…
By Owámniyomni Okhódayapi | November, 14 2023 Orthography: the conventional spelling system of a language Dakota vs. Dakhóta, Pidamayaye vs. Phidámayaye, Wakaŋ vs. Wakháŋ. These are all examples of the…
Friends of the Falls releases first season report MINNEAPOLIS (October 9, 2023) -- Two years ago, Friends of the Falls and the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) came together…
Native Roots Radio Shelley Buck of Owámniyomni Okhódayapi (formerly Friends of the Falls) engages in discussion with Maggie Lorenz of Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Native Roots Radio host Robert Pilot.…
By Auds Jenkins, Star Tribune. Spirit Island was once a prominent landmark of the downtown Minneapolis riverfront. Visitors to Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge often gaze at the St. Anthony Falls,…