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#SMSCgives Food Distribution FAQs The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) will be hosting its annual #SMSCgives Free Food Distributions on Wednesday, May 21 and Wednesday, June 18 in the Dakotah! Ice Center parking lot in Prior Lake. Free food and produce will be available for pickup on May 21 from 3-6pm and on June 18 […]
County Road 82: Upcoming Road Construction
Road construction on County Road 82 will begin soon. This will involve the milling and overlay of County Road 82 from County Road 21 to County Road 17, curb and storm sewer repairs, and installation of a new traffic signal at Stemmer Ridge Road/Mystic Lake Blvd./County Road 82. Please be aware of the following closures […]
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Building a Better Future for Our Neighbors
At more than 1,800 staffed volunteer hours and counting, the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity project is already the largest charitable undertaking in SMSC history.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to Host Third Annual Dakota Language Bowl
This exciting event will once again feature friendly competition, great prizes, and an opportunity for Dakota speakers of all levels to come together and celebrate the language.
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Prescribed Burns to Take Place This Spring
All prescribed burns are designed to meet ecological objectives and are entirely dependent upon weather conditions.
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Echoes of the Past
A partnership between the SMSC and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian resulted in a historic instrument being returned to Dakota homelands on loan for the first time in a century.
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