--------RUM RIVER NAME CHANGE MOVEMENT

This site is about the local, national and international movement to change the faulty-translation and profane name of Minnesota's Rum River back to its sacred Dakota
Indian name (Wakan). This sacred Dakota name means Spirit or Great Spirit

Picture: Jim Anderson bringing awareness to the movement to change the river's profane name. Mr. Anderson is the Cultural Chair for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community and a leading Dakota activist.

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This picture was taken in Anoka, Minnesota,
near the confluence of the Wakan/"Rum" and
Mississippi rivers. 
 

This picture was taken in Cambridge, Minnesota

Links To Pages
Why Change Name
Mission
Get Involved!
Supporting Documents
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community's letter of support
Dakota group canoed the "Rum River" to connect with the past and to reclaim the river
News
River pictures
River videos
Minnesota bill to rename the "Rum River" and 13 other offensive names
Recent comments
Minnesota name-change precedents
Rum River name-change effort associated with bringing back Prohibition
Saint Paul Pioneer Press article
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council draft resolution endorsing bill
Turtle Island Project

 Meet Tom Dahlheimer


The headquarters of the Rum River Name Change Organization are located in Wahkon, Minnesota. Our director's name is Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer. This picture of the "Rum" River and our director was taken in Anoka, Minnesota.

Our effort to change the "Rum" River's name has received support from many organizations and individuals, and two Mdewakanton Dakota communities are also
on this list of all supporters

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