Tootinaowaziibeeng

Tootinaowaziibeeng is the Ojibwe name for the Valley River country west of Dauphin Lake. The river rises in the Duck Mountains and descends eastward through a valley of wooded slopes and open land before entering the lake. It is part of the homeland of the Anishinaabe people of Valley River. The river and its tributaries connect the highlands with the marshes and waters of the Dauphin basin.