MnDOT drivers are keeping Indigenous languages alive, one snowplow at a time
Minnesota Name a Snowplow contest provides opportunity to educate the public on the Dakota language
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Minnesota Name a Snowplow contest provides opportunity to educate the public on the Dakota language
Minnesota Name a Snowplow contest provides opportunity to educate the public on the Dakota language
You may have heard of Betty Whiteout, Ctrl Salt Delete, Sleetwood Mac or Plowy McPlowface — past winners of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow Contest.
While the now-annual Name a Snowplow Contest garners thousands of punny monikers, some plow drivers are hoping it’s an opportunity to keep Indigenous languages alive.
The City of North Bay announced the names of its snowplows Monday. The city held a contest for the public to cast their vote.