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At Pig’s Eye, hope and despair abound in equal measure

By: angiehongmn February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

Keeping water cleanDakota, featured, habitat restoration, Minnesota, Mississippi River, Pigs Eye, St. Paul, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Once, it was C̣hokáŋ Taŋka, the Dakota village of Kaposia, and a bountiful mecca for fishing, hunting, and gathering. Later, it was a highway of pollution, filled with human sewage, garbage, and carcasses from the local slaughterhouses. Today, it includes a regional park and DNR Scientific and Natural Area, surrounded by rail yards and heavy industry.

Indigenous Perspectives on Land Management

By: angiehongmn December 6, 2022October 10, 2023

UncategorizedDakota, featured, habitat restoration, Minnesota, Native people, native plants, OjibweLeave a Comment

Oak savanna is one example of an ecosystem that has co-evolved with humans in several different locations in North America. In this transitional zone between forest and prairie, people used fire to maintain open areas as a way to attract large game animals such as bison and elk.

Touring Wakáŋ Tipi at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary – Same View, New Perspective

By: angiehongmn August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Outdoor AdventuresBruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Dakota, featured, habitat restoration, Mississippi River, Wakáŋ Tipi1 Comment

“We’ve never lost our connection to this space but it’s important to bring native people back here and have them making decisions on how the land in managed,” says Keeli Siyaka, Environmental Justice Educator at the Lower Phalen Creek Project.