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News and Events
Recent Press Releases
November 18 , 2009
Shakopee Mdewakanton Announce $5 Million in Tribal Grants
November 04 , 2009
SMSC Announces Dates for Annual Wacipi: August 13, 14, and 15, 2010
November 03 , 2009
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to Receive $940,000 Grant from Shakopee Mdewakanton
November 02 , 2009
Shakopee Mdewakanton Celebrate Dakotah! Sport and Fitness’ 15th Anniversary
October 26 , 2009
Shakopee Mdewakanton Award $1 Million Grant to Saints Healthcare Foundation
October 20 , 2009
Dakotah! Sport and Fitness To Host Turkey Trot 5K
October 19 , 2009
Fond du Lac Band to Receive $3 Million Loan From Shakopee Mdewakanton
October 13 , 2009
SMSC Land Department To Conduct Prescribed Burns
October 7 , 2009
SMSC Supports Wacipi (Pow Wows) Across Indian Country
October 6 , 2009
Native Wellness Institute Supported By Shakopee Mdewakanton Grant
October 5 , 2009
Wind Turbine Arrives
September 29, 2009
Compost Program Continues Through November 14
National Indian Gaming Association
www.indiangaming.org
National Congress of American Indians
www.ncai.org
Great Plains Indian Gaming Association
www.gpiga.com
Minnesota Indian Gaming Association
www.mnindiangaming.com
National Museum of the American Indian
www.nmai.si.edu
Welcome to our Community
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe formally organized under federal reservation status in 1969. Tribal members are direct lineal descendants of Mdewakanton Dakota people who resided in villages near the banks of the lower Minnesota River. Chief Sakpe, [Shock-pay], which means the number six, spoke for a village that was located near what is today the town of Shakopee, which was named after him. The SMSC presently owns more than 2,800 acres of land, all of which are located within or near the original 250-acre reservation established for the Tribe in the 1880s. Tribal lands are located in Prior Lake and Shakopee, Minnesota.
Interactive Community Map
A new interactive community map highlights 22 points of interest around the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Click on the map to try it out!
Koda Energy
Koda Energy, a joint partnership of the SMSC and Rahr Malting is now operational as a combined heat and power plant; which burns earth friendly biomass. It is the first biomass facility in the country that burns only natural materials.
Wind Turbine
A 1.5-megawatt wind turbine is now operational in the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. This turbine will supply nearly all of the Community’s residential energy demands.
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Video Clips
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University of Minnesota TCF Stadium Tribal Nations Plaza Dedication |  |
Governor PawlentyThanks SMSC for Donation of 199 Defibrillators to Minnesota State Patrol | |
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Series of videos produced by Native Report featuring the SMSC |  |
SMSC Chairman Stanley Crooks receives Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award | |
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Honoring Our Veterans performance at the MOA Rotunda |  |
Pictorial history of our Community since its federal recognition as a tribal government in 1969. |
Media Links
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Fox 9 news reports on the Mobile Clinic cooperative project with Scott County |
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