DNR Gives Approval to (Minneapolis) Lake Calhoun Name Change (to Lake Bde Maka Ska)

ABC News ^ | January 18, 2018

[Zakeet]

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced its approval of the decision to change the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to Bde Maka Ska, its original Dakota name.

[Snip]

The move comes after objections arose to the Lake Calhoun name because of former Vice President John C. Calhoun's involvement with treaties that removed Native Americans from their land. There were also objections to the fact Calhoun was a slave owner, and a supporter of the practice.

[Zakeet]

Lake heap much better now it no have racist name ... !

[Buckeye McFrog]

A three-hour tour.
A three-hour tour.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Why not rename it “Tits and Caca”!

[Mears]

How is it pronounced?

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[snarkytart]

Everyone still going to call Lake Calhoun. But if it makes the snowflakes feel better. At least there’s some historical relevance to changing the name and at least they didn’t change it to Lake Muhammad or something. I mean after all this is Minnesota. We’re leftism reigns.

[snarkytart]

*where

[shelterguy]

I live a few mile from there. It is a complete liberal sh*thole.

[Cyclone59]

Awwww, you said sh!thole. I’m telling CNN

[I Drive Too Fast]

Perhaps Lake Titicaca has the name trademarked?

[elpadre]

am surprised it wasn’t changed to a Somali name - they seem to have a lot of clout in Minneapolis now.

[Sopater]

How is it pronounced?

It's an American Indian phrase, "Bde Maka Ska", which means "The lake formally known as Calhoun". We intend to just pronounce it in the more convenient English vernacular.

[skimbell]

It will be pronounced...

C…a…l…h…o…u…n by the locals for the next 50 or 60 years. Eventually the new name will take over, but even Minnesotans will probably think this is stupid.

[dfwgator]

[shelterguy]

One of the main streets in Minneapolis is Washington Ave. Washington owned slaves. Time to change that one, too.

[DoughtyOne]

guessing

Bde Maka Ska

bida maka skaw

[DoughtyOne]

Well,... I was wrong.

Go to this page and you’ll see a place to play a sound clip.

Biday Makaska

soft I sound “in”

no emphasized a sounds other than in biday

[DoughtyOne]

oops:

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/14/bdemakaska-lake-calhoun

[BitWielder1]

Just call it Bidet - a place to wash your rear end.

[vette6387]

Mebbee it be named after Algonquin J. Calhoun, Amos N’ Andy’s shyster lawyer.

[Mears]

Thanks——very,very helpful.

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