Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community

Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the Dakota Culture for Future Generations

The MMDTC is a Tribal 501C3 Org

Derogatory name changes supported by Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community Pow Wow

Derogatory name changes supported by Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community Pow Wow

Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community Pow Wow in Minnesota. Jim Anderson, the Cultural Chair for the Mdewakanton Dakota community and a leading activist for Minnesota’s Dakota people, asked Thomas Dahlheimer set up a stand and display information about my work. Anderson addressed the pow wow participants about the bill to change 14 derogatory location names across Minnesota including Rum River (Photo by Thomas Dahlheimer)