TA-KU-WA-KAN TI-PI

"Dwelling Place of the Gods"

The Dakota Homeland in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

by Paul Durand

Illustrations by Rene E Durand

The first of Paul Durand's books, "TA-KU-WA-KAN TI-PI" explains the place-names used by the native inhabitants of what are now the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Many of the original place-names are still in use today.

This soft cover book was sold with a colorful hand-drawn map. The map shows the region's primary geographic features, along with their corresponding Dakota place-names. When a map and book were purchased, Paul would either hand deliver them, or mail them in a cardboard tube so that the map would not have creases. Many individuals, and libraries, would frame the map for display.

"TA-KU-WA-KAN TI-PI" was published in 1982. Its 31 pages include many sketches and drawings, and an introduction by Alan R. Woolworth.

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