Since 2004, 106 Group has worked in partnership with the City of St. Paul, the National Park Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, tribal leaders and the local community in the planning and restoration of land east of downtown St. Paul into a nature sanctuary. This project has now evolved into a Native-led effort, and we continue to collaborate with Dakota site managers.
Scope
Consisting of trails construction, brownfield clean up, and vegetation and wetlands restoration, this project studied and documented archaeological, historical, and cultural resources representing many centuries of human activity. Most notable was the preservation of the sacred Waḳaŋ Ṭípi (named Carver’s Cave by European explorers).
Outcome
Part of the work included determining the Cave eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Also, we were honored to continue working with the Dakota-led team to complete exhibit design for the new Waḳaŋ Ṭípi Center (now under construction), which will offer arts, cultural, educational and environmental programs.
Waḳaŋ Ṭípi Virtual Launch
October 12, 2020
Anne Ketz, 106 Group, and Franky Jackson, Prairie Island Indian Community, co-present on the timeline of their work at Waḳaŋ Ṭípi.
Presentation from minute 41 – 52.
