Wakonda
Encyclopedia
Wakonda or Waconda may refer to:
Fiction
Places
Religion and spirituality
Ships
Fiction
- Wakonda, Oregon, a fictional city in the U.S. state of Oregon from the novel Sometimes a Great NotionSometimes a Great NotionSometimes a Great Notion is a 1964 novel by the American author Ken Kesey.Sometimes a Great Notion may also refer to:* Sometimes a Great Notion , a 1970 film adaptation of the novel...
- Wakonda's DreamWakonda's DreamWakonda's Dream is an English-language opera written by Anthony Davis with a libretto by Yusef Komunyakaa. It premiered March 7, 2007 at Omaha, Nebraska's Orpheum...
, a modern opera about contemporary Native Americans, often referred to as Wakonda
Places
- Waconda, OregonWaconda, OregonWaconda is a historic unincorporated locale in Marion County, Oregon, United States, near the crossroads of River Road and Waconda Road.Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway and it formerly had a post office by the same name....
, an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon - Waconda SpringWaconda SpringWaconda Spring, or Great Spirit Spring, was a natural artesian spring located in Mitchell County, near the towns of Glen Elder and Cawker City in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was a sacred site for Native American tribes of the Great Plains and, for a time, became the site of a health spa for...
, a natural artesian spring in the U.S. state of Kansas - Wakonda Beach State AirportWakonda Beach State AirportWakonda Beach State Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of Waldport in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. The airport is locate a short walk from Beachside State Recreation Site....
in Waldport, Oregon - Wakonda, South DakotaWakonda, South DakotaWakonda is a town in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wakonda is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, a town in the U.S. state of South Dakota - Wakonda State ParkWakonda State ParkWakonda State Park is a state park in the US state of Missouri consisting of near La Grange in Lewis County.-History:Wakonda, an Osage Indian word meaning something consecrated or spiritual, was established by the Missouri State Park Board in 1960 on 273 acres transferred from the Missouri Highway...
in the U.S. state of Missouri
Religion and spirituality
- "Wakonda", a term used by Native Americans of the SiouxSiouxThe Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
people when praying, and also applied by them to objects or phenomena regarded as sacred or mysterious
Ships
- USS Wakonda (YTB-528)USS Wakonda (YTB-528)USS Wakonda was a large yard tug proposed for the United States Navy that was not built.Wakonda was a Hisada-class large yard tug slated to be built at Jacksonville, Florida, by the Gibbs Gas Engine Company, but the contract for her construction was cancelled in October 1945....
, a proposed United States Navy tugboat that was never built, the contract for her construction being cancelled in 1945