Owámniyomni ed Dako wićoh’aŋ makoće kiŋ wóyutećapi
Restoring culture & environment at Owámniyomni
Owámniyomni Okhódayapi (formerly Friends of the Falls) is a Dakota-led non-profit. Our mission is to create a future where Dakota culture has a vital presence and Dakota values – such as mni wičóni, or water is life – are embedded into our communal existence.
We are currently working on the Owámniyomni project - a groundbreaking effort to heal a sacred Dakota site on the Mississippi River that has been desecrated by colonization and industrialization. We are transforming five acres of land in the heart of downtown Minneapolis into a place where Dakota people feel at home.
Join us as we reverse the erasure of Dakota people in our ancestral homelands.
Donate Today & Double Your Impact
Your donation comes at a critical point in our work. Owámniyomni Okhódayapi has signed a 25-year lease with the federal government to host cultural programming at the Falls and advance design work.
We also have a path to transfer ownership of the site to Owámniyomni Okhódayapi - a decision that was endorsed by all four Dakota Nations in Mní Sóta.
What's more, your gift will have DOUBLE THE IMPACT. The Owámniyomni Okhódayapi board of directors has committed to MATCHING EACH GIFT, DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, UP TO $15,000!
We need your support and commitment today to restore the Falls.