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<br /> <br /> What we Heard <br />o Received more than 60 name suggestions <br />o Consensus among Native American individuals that the name and/or signage would <br />reflect <br />o Land was home of Dakota tribes within MN. <br />o Some concern about pronunciation <br />o Developed some possible resources to review possible names as it relates to Native <br />o Americans <br /> Process (Agreed to on October 4) <br />o October 4: Preliminary conversation and plan development <br />o <br />about and analyzed between November and December meetings. <br /> Name Finalists: <br /> Tiwahe (family) <br /> Keya (Turtle) <br /> Woda¶ota (Peace) <br /> Koda (Friendship and/or soulmates) <br /> Wastemna (Bergamot) <br /> Skatapi (They Play) <br /> Dakota Makoce Park (Dakota Land) <br />o December 6: Tentatively plan to reach a name recommendation <br /> Additional comment invited <br /> Discussion/motion <br />o Early 2023: Recommendation to City Council <br /> <br />Staff reviewed additional items to consider as part of the naming process, such as: naming criteria, <br /> <br /> <br />Based on the request from the Commission at the November 1 meeting, staff reached out to partners <br />who had previously contributed to the park naming discussion and were identified as having <br />expertise in the Dakota language, indigenous issues, or Dakota naming issues. Staff asked the <br />contributors: generally speaking if the Commission is on the right track, if there is anything missing <br />from the list of name finalists, and if there are specific names they would recommend. <br /> <br />-mail was received from Maggie Lorenz, Executive Director & Waka <br />Center Director, Lower Phalen Creek Project. She recommended the names Keya (Turtle) as it is <br />playful, and a fitting name for a park, or Dakota Makoce (Dakota Land). <br /> <br />Staff reviewed additional prior feedback received from indigenous partners in the community. <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />