By Tribal Business News Staff
“The city of Minneapolis plans to transfer 5 acres of federal land near the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock-and-Dam to Dakota-led Owámniyomni Okhódayapi, a nonprofit organization aiming to utilize the land for a community gathering space.
The transfer will be completed in 2026, at which point Owámniyomni Okhódayapi will plant Indigenous vegetation and restore water flow to the area, according to a press release from the city. Owámniyomni Okhódayapi president Shelley Buck said she was “grateful” to the city for its role in offering the nonprofit — and eventually the Dakota of Minnesota tribes — stewardship of the land itself. ”
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