DNR approves renaming Minneapolis' Lake Calhoun, but opponents plan court fight

A popular Minneapolis lake named in honor of slavery supporter and former Vice President John Calhoun will get its original American Indian name back, Minnesota officials announced Thursday.

Lake Calhoun will be renamed Bde Maka Ska, the Department of Natural Resources announced. The name, which is pronounced beh-DAY’ mah-KAH’ skah and means White Earth Lake, was used by the Dakota people before federal surveyors renamed it in the early 1800s for Calhoun, who was then secretary of war. Official signs around the lake use both names.

https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/18/bde-maka-ska-it-is-state-says-oking-new-name-for-minneapolis-lake-calhoun/