Dakota-Led Nonprofit Shares Design Plans to Restore St. Anthony Falls Upper Lock

By Amanda Week, MSP Magazine

“For more than 60 years, the Upper Lock of St. Anthony Falls has stood as a massive concrete structure, limiting access to the Mississippi River and, for the Dakota people, who know the river as Owámniyomni, signifying a devastating loss of connection to a culturally significant site. But after nearly 10 years of planning, Dakota-led nonprofit Owámniyomni Okhódayapi released design plans to restore a 5.2-acre site on the central riverfront, honoring the river, land, and Dakota people once more.”