mdewakanton
nounUK /mdeɪˈwɑːkəntɒn/
US /mdeɪˈwɑːkəntɑːn/
The Mdewakanton are a group of Native American people who have lived for a long time in the land we now call Minnesota.
The Mdewakanton are one of the Dakota communities that still keep their traditions alive today.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A member of this Dakota people.
She is a Mdewakanton who teaches her language to children.
3. The dialect of the Dakota language spoken by this group.
He learned to speak Mdewakanton from his grandparents.
4. A name meaning 'people of the spirit lake' in the Dakota language.
The name Mdewakanton refers to a sacred lake in their homeland.