Meanings
proper nounBdóte
- capitalizedholy region at the convergence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers where all life started according to Dakota religious tradition
We are told that we were brought here to this land from the stars to the place where the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers meet. This place known as Bdote is our place of genesis.
2012, Gwen Westerman, Bruce White, Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, page vii- capitalizedthe northeastern tip of Pike Island, considered in Dakota tradition to be the exact spot the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers converge
- capitalizedconvergence of the Minnesota River and Mississippi River
The area of Bdote (or Mdote) Mni Sota is located at the mouth of the Minnesota River where it flows into the Mississippi midway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
2012, Gwen Westerman, Bruce White, Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, page 20
Origin
From Dakota.
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