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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dakota Bdé Makhá Ská (“Lake White Earth”); see bdé, makhá, and ská.

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• (US) IPA(key): /bəˈdeɪ məˈkɑ skɑ/

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Bde Maka Ska

1. A lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota; more commonly known by its former official name, Lake Calhoun.
   • 2016 March 8, Jon Lurie, “Reclaiming Bde Maka Ska for the Future Generations”, in The Circle News:"When I go to Bde Maka Ska with my kids – my three-month old,[sic] and my two-year old[sic] who is just learning to talk – I teach them our family’s story of survival,” says Kate. “I teach them that we have a powerful connection this place as Dakota people.
   • 2017 November 28, Timothy Hennum, “Bde Maka Ska/Lake Calhoun: True, we can't change history, but we can chart change”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune:We should erect side-by-side plaques on the shore of Bde Maka Ska (formally Lake Calhoun).
   • 2018 January 19, Sameer Rao, “Minnesota Changes Lake Calhoun to Original Dakota Name, Bde Maka Ska”, in ColorLines magazine:The downtown skyline is seen from across Bde Maka Ska after a snow storm December 12, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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