Tchan Sansan

Tchan Sansan is a name recorded for the James River, which rises on the northern Plains and flows south to the Missouri. The Dakota name refers to red dogwood, a shrub also known as kinnikinick. Other names were used for the same waterway: Dakota speakers called it Utahu Ozu, referring to oaks, while French-speaking Métis knew it as Rivière aux Jacques. Across the open prairie, its valley is a conspicuous watercourse joining the northern interior to the Missouri basin.