In today’s StarTribune: Ancestral Mi-Ni-So-Ta: "Paul Durand’s life work unearthed hundreds of American Indian names for area landmarks. The work continues even after his death."
Right: Paul Durand’s family has a memorial web site dedicated to him:
"…. a humble historian of Native American place-names of the Upper Midwest. Paul’s lifelong research has helped to preserve a history that might have otherwise been forever lost. Two unique books with accompanying maps document Dakota and Ojibwa place-names, including their English translations. Many of the books’ entries also describe the geographical features, historical events, and mythology that contributed to each place’s name."
Durand’s two books: