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Learn about the history, culture, and economy of the Mdewakanton Dakota people, a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota. The tribe operates casinos, owns land, and supports charitable causes.
Learn about the SMSC, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Scott County, MN. Find out about their projects, enterprises, initiatives, and golf course.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is proud to be a leader in sharing its prosperity with other Tribes and Communities by making charitable donations. Over the past several years the SMSC has donated more than $115 million to charitable organizations and Indian Tribes, including a gift of $12.5 million to the University of Minnesota for a new football stadium and for an endowment for ...
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. 2330 Sioux Trail NW. Prior Lake, MN 55372. 952.445.8900. Contact a Department >. Our interactive timeline navigates through 375 years of people, history, events, developments and milestones affecting the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
The Mdewakanton or Mdewakantonwan (also spelled Mdewákhaŋthuŋwaŋ and currently pronounced Bdewákhaŋthuŋwaŋ) [1] are one of the sub-tribes of the Isanti (Santee) Dakota (Sioux). Their historic home is Mille Lacs Lake (Dakota: Mde Wákhaŋ/Bde Wákhaŋ, Spirit/Mystic Lake) in central Minnesota. Together with the Wahpekute (Waȟpékhute ...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a federally recognized, sovereign Dakota tribal government located southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Following a Dakota tradition of generosity, the SMSC is one of the top philanthropists in Minnesota and is the largest contributor to other tribal governments and causes across the country.
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Hoċokata Ṫi [ho-cho-kah-tah-tee] is the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC) cultural center and gathering space that is used to interpret and encourage traditional Mdewakanton Dakota cultural heritage, language, and history by sustaining this inherent knowledge for SMSC Members through exhibitions, preservation, and education.
