Hahawakpa

Hahawakpa, “River of the Falls,” is a Dakota name for the Mississippi. The name recalls the great waterfall upstream at Owámniyomni, a place of deep significance to Dakota people. Farther south the river flows between wooded bluffs, receiving streams from the rolling prairie and forest country. Its broad channel has long connected communities along the upper Mississippi, joining river valleys that lead into the interior.