The area was long inhabited by the Santee or Eastern Dakota Sioux, and the Anglicized term for the lake derives from their Dakota-language name, "Okoboozhy", meaning reeds and rushes.
The lake was known after its Dakota-language name, "Okoboozhy", meaning reeds and rushes. The area was long inhabited by the Santee or Eastern Dakota Sioux.
The area was long inhabited by the Santee or Eastern Dakota Sioux. The lake was known after its Dakota-language name, "Okoboozhy", meaning reeds and rushes.
The area was long inhabited by the Santee or Eastern Dakota Sioux. The lake was known after its Dakota-language name, "Okoboozhy", meaning reeds and rushes.