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The Twin Cities are at the epicenter of a dynamic shift in the world of land stewardship and restoration work. Leading the charge are two nonprofit environmental organizations Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Owámniyomni Okhódayapi now both led by Indigenous women.
Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. Locks and dams are a distinct feature of the upper river. But what are they for? And who controls them?
The construction of locks and dams, a major feat of engineering that occurred largely during the Great Depression, has transformed how the Mississippi River runs.