Wakonda or Waconda may refer to: Fiction · Wakonda , a fictional city in the U.S. state of Oregon from the novel Sometimes a Great Notion · Wakonda's Dream, a modern opera about contemporary Native Americans, often referred to as Wakonda Places · Waconda Spring, a natural artesian spring in the U.S. state of Kansas · Wakonda Beach State Airport in Waldport, Oregon · Wakonda, South Dakota, a town in the U.S. state of South Dakota · Wakonda State Park in the U.S. state of Missouri Religion and spirituality · "Wakonda", a term used by Native Americans of the Sioux family when praying, and also applied by them to objects or phenomena regarded as sacred or mysterious; see [LINK: http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w1/wakonda.htm] Dictionary of Ameri