Tuesday, April 08, 2008

AHA!!

Wakan may refer to:
"Wakan" meaning "powerful" or "sacred" in the language of the Lakota Sioux
"Wakan," the original Lakota name for the Rum River of Minnesota
Wakan Tanka (variant name), the "Great Spirit," "sacred" or the "divine" as understood by the Lakota people
A Japanese word (和館, lit. "Japan hall/building") used to describe historical Japanese settlements and missions in foreign countries. See waegwan, the Korean reading of the word

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