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St. Anthony with DefinitionA very brief history of the place now called yyA very brief history of tSt Anthony Village of te e-phe place now calledhf t-75th AnniversarySt Anthony Village - 75th AnniversaryPresentation to the City CouncilBy the Historical Society of St Anthony VillageSt Anthony Village e--75th AnniversaryAnthony Villagee 75th Anniversa77Before European SettlementOur village is within the traditional land of the Dakota people. The closestdocumented Dakota settlement was on Long Lake (MdeWakanton) inArden Hills and located within the Rice Creek (Otunwe Wakpadan)corridor of lakes and streams which was used by the indigenous people asa short cut between the Mississippi and St Croix Rivers. The area wasvisited annually to harvest the abundant wild rice.Owamni yomni or “whirlpool” is the name used by the Dakota for the fallsof the Mississippi which had strong spiritual value.First European visitors were French explorers, traders and clergy. Thename of St. Anthony was attached to the falls by French Jesuit FatherLouis Hennepin in his writings of his visit in 1680-81.Published by the Minnesota Historical Society PressSource for this pageCover photo by Bill Jolitz of quilt Owamni Yomi by Gwen Westerman Cover Design by Percolator1