Third Annual Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Water Blessing

Oct 13, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Water blessing for Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek) and Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at West Medicine Lake Park (1920 West Medicine Lake Drive, Plymouth, MN). 

On Monday October 13, please join us in honoring Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (Bassett Creek). A water blessing will be offered by Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ / Blue Hummingbird Woman (Tara Perron), who is a Dakota and Ojibwe mother, writer, and entrepreneur.

We’ll also celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through song, land acknowledgment, and updates about the Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ / Bassett Creek Oral History Project. Indigenous participants will share ways to care for the lands and waters of Mni Sóta Makoce (Minnesota).

Organizer: Hennepin History Museum. Free event; registration optional; get tickets and learn more HERE.