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Join us at Wakan Tipi Center to learn about this
sacred and historic site from the Lower Creek Phalen Project Board Chair Patrice
Kunesh. Patrice Kunesh will present on the legal history of how this historic
Dakota site has come to now be known as the Wakáŋ Tipi sanctuary.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Presentation
5:30
PM - 6:30 PM | Historical Site Tour
About Wakan
Tipi
Lower Phalen Creek Project, situated at the Bruce Vento Nature
Sanctuary east of downtown St. Paul, is a premier environmental steward of the
sanctuary and the place known as Wakáŋ Tipi.
Wakáŋ Tipi means “Dwelling
Place of the Sacred” in the Dakota language. This is the traditional name for
the cave in Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary now known to many as “Carvers Cave.”
Dakota oral history tells of the nature of the sacred beings who dwell within
the cave. The ancient Petroglyphs which once existed on the walls of the
cave that honored these spirits were erased by settlers and later users of the
cave.
LPCP plans to build the Wakan Tipi Center as a place for
cultural healing, life-long learning and inspiration. This gathering place, as
part of the Great River Passage Initiative, will offer important and unique
educational opportunities to learn about the Indigenous Peoples of Minnesota,
our shared histories, and current urban ecology. With dramatic views of the
river and downtown, the area offers spectacular opportunities for hiking and
biking a stunning network of Mississippi River Corridor trails.
Be sure to check out these recent news
stories:
Patrice
Kunesh, chair of the board of LPCP, is an
expert in federal Indian law. She works at the Native American Rights Fund and
founded Peȟíŋ Haha Consulting, a social enterprise focused on the economic
development of Native communities."
CLE Credit:
0.5 Standard CLE Credit | Event Code:
473141