Names matter, and this re-named body of water in Minneapolis is a small step and reminder of the people who are originally from this place.
Lake Calhoun officially recognized as Bde Maka Ska
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Paradise Lost: The Struggle to Preserve the Pongola River and its Inhabitants
In December of 2016, I went on the journey of a lifetime to kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on a faculty-led excursion titled “Summits to Sea” with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Along with nine other students and two faculty members, we traversed across South Africa from the source of the great rivers in the Drakensburg Mountains all the way to their opening in the Indian Ocean. For three weeks, we hiked, swam, and kayaked our way through the various water systems that affect the economy, ecology, and public health in South Africa.