| Official Name: | East Bde Maka Ska |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Type4: | Community |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hennepin |
| Subdivision Name3: | Minneapolis |
| Subdivision Name4: | Calhoun-Isles |
| Seat Type: | City Council Ward |
| Seat: | 10 |
| Leader Title: | Council Member |
| Leader Name: | Aisha Chughtai |
| Established: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1849 |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.425 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2,619 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 55408 |
| Area Code: | 612 |
East Bde Maka Ska is a neighborhood within the Calhoun-Isles community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. It was known as East Calhoun prior to August 2021.
The neighborhood is located south of the East Isles neighborhood and its northern portion along with parts of the East Isles, Lowry Hill East, and South Uptown neighborhoods forms the city's Uptown district. East Bde Maka Ska is bordered on the north by Lake Street, on the east by Hennepin Avenue, on the south by West 36th Street and on the west by Bde Maka Ska. It is in Ward 10, represented by council member Aisha Chughtai.[3]
East Bde Maka Ska is named for the lake that forms its western border, Bde Maka Ska.
The neighborhood was initially named East Calhoun, after the former name for the lake, Lake Calhoun. In the aftermath of murder of George Floyd and greater awareness of racial justice issues, community members sought to change the name.[4] The Minneapolis City Council approved a name change to East Bde Maka Ska change on July 23, 2021, which became effective July 31, 2021.[5] [6] The East Bde Maka Ska name is intended to honor the history of the Dakota people in the area.
The neighborhood has been recognized for its environmental conservation efforts. It was one of the first neighborhoods in the Minneapolis area to adopt organic waste recycling, a relatively new waste management solution, and has been used as an example of a successful organics recycling project. The city of Minneapolis placed a curbside organic waste pickup pilot program in the neighborhood in 2015.[7]
The neighborhood pioneered programs such as "Waste Watchers", a recycling and organics program designed to raise awareness and strengthen community ties to waste reduction, as well as the Turn Off Lights Behind You (TOLBY) program, designed to help families and children remember to turn off lights in unoccupied rooms in their households to reduce energy consumption.