Ȟeyáta Othúŋwe

Ȟeyáta Othúŋwe. Cloud Man Village at Bde Maka Ska 1829-1839. , Zaníyaŋ Yutókča (Brave Change) artwork by Angela Two Stars, Mona Smith, and Sandy Spieler, Welcome to this public art project and gathering space. The artwork at this site honors the Dakota agricultural village Ȟeyáta Othúŋwe (the village at the side), located in this area in the early 1800s. It was home to Maḣpiya Wic̣aṡta (Cloud Man) and several hundred Dakota people. Another information panel with details on the village is on the far side of this gathering space., This public artwork intends to reveal and celebrate the history of Ȟeyáta Othúŋwe and Maḣpiya Wic̣aṡta, educate visitors on Dakota and Indigenous history and culture at the site, and welcome the Dakota diaspora and those who were removed, exiled, and excluded back to this place., The artwork includes a gathering circle of large Minnesota sandstone boulders which spiral toward the lake shore. At the center is a circle of natural stone in four colors indicating the four cardinal directions. The cedar tree near the gathering circle was planted when Ohiyes'a (Charles Eastman), descendant of Maḣpiya Wic̣aṡta, delivered remarks here in 1930. Images of animals and plants that would have been found in the area in the early 1800s are stamped into the concrete sidewalk. A corten steel ornamental railing depicts a vision of agricultural life of the time. The stamps and railing feature Dakota language., A digital oral history is an integral part of the artwork. It contains interviews with Cloud Man descendants and others who share their stories. Go to bdemakaska.net or scan the QR code on this sign to experience the digital oral history.,

Learn Dakota Phrases. , Taŋyaŋ Yahi - Welcome , Wac̣iŋṭaŋka - Perseverance , Wóoḣaŋwaṡte - Generosity , Wówaditake - Bravery, courage , Daḳota Wic̣oḣaŋ - Dakota way of life , Ohiŋniyaŋ Ded Waṭi Kte - This place will always be home , Ȟeyáta Othúŋwe - Village to the side , Maḣpiya Wic̣aṡta - Cloud Man , Bde Maḳa Ska - White Earth Lake/White Banks Lake, Dakota orthography created at the University of Minnesota.

, Sioux Village, Lake Calhoun, near Fort Snelling, painting by George Catlin, 1835-1836, collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum, , Seek and Find!. , Can you find these images in the ornamental railing and sidewalk?, Morning star, woman playing drum, wild rice, strawberries, three sisters (corn, beans, squash), turtle, heron, fish, squirrel, racoon, crow, rabbit, bees, Ḳéya (Turtle) , Ṭaṭáŋka (Buffalo) , C̣aŋp̣á (Chokecherry) , Maṭó (Bear) , Waḣcá (Flower) , Ṭáḣca (Deer) , P̣eżíḣota (Sage) , Waŋbdí (Eagle) , Medicine Circle , Morning Star , Hoġaŋ (Fish) , Psíŋ (Wild Rice), Artwork funded by City of Minneapolis Art in Public Places, gathering space funded by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, signage funded by a Metropolitan Council regional recreation open space grant