tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post5395317366493765826..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Devils Lake boy to perform flag songRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-6104767330280482792010-12-17T18:51:35.961-08:002010-12-17T18:51:35.961-08:00I know, not your fault. I wasn't going to be l...I know, not your fault. I wasn't going to be like some and blame you for the content of an article and its headline.<br /><br />But yes, town names can be changed.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-41134622147327215892010-12-17T12:50:55.819-08:002010-12-17T12:50:55.819-08:00I can't help it if Devils Lake is associated w...I can't help it if Devils Lake is associated with the Spirit Lake Reservation. It would be difficult if not impossible to change the town's name now.<br /><br />Here's the name's origin:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Lake,_North_Dakota<br /><br />The present site of Devils Lake was originally Sioux land and the original inhabitants were relocated to the Spirit Lake Reservation. The name "Devils Lake" is a calque of the Sioux phrase <i>mni wak’áŋ</i> (literally: spiritual water), which is also reflected in the names of the Spirit Lake Tribe and the nearby town of Minnewaukan.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-78220439775043703462010-12-16T03:00:24.856-08:002010-12-16T03:00:24.856-08:00Conflict between the headline and the article.
De...Conflict between the headline and the article.<br /><br />Devils Lake being an older name, from a white assertion/assumption that all Native spirits/deities were demonic.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com