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SMSC Honors Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month! The month is a time to honor the rich traditions and histories of Indigenous peoples and to acknowledge...
Culture & History
SMSC Invites the Public to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

During the first three Thursdays in November, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is hosting family-friendly events at Hoċokata Ti in honor of Native...
Culture & History
Educators Invited to Hoċokata Ti October 20-22

Hoċokata Ti is opening its doors to educators during the Minnesota Education Association (MEA) conference weekend. On October 20 and October 22, educators will...
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Annual Turkey Trot 5K and Kids Fun Run Returns to Dakotah! Sport and Fitness on November 19

The annual Turkey Trot 5K and Kids Fun Run are set to return to Dakotah! Sport and Fitness on Saturday, November 19, from 8am-noon....
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SMSC Wacipi Shines as Tribe’s Largest Event of the Year

Thousands of people came together for a three-day celebration of Native history and culture in mid-Augustas the tribe hosted its annual SMSC Wacipi.

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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces book giveaway for educators and libraries during Native American Heritage Month

November 1st, 2022
In honor of the beginning of Native American Heritage Month, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, is sponsoring a large-scale book giveaway of “Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults” and a series of events in Minnesota this week with its author Monique Gray Smith.
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Prescribed burns planned for this Fall

October 19th, 2022
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is planning prescribed burns this fall in several locations on SMSC lands. The SMSC conducts prescribed burns on SMSC lands and, upon request and through mutual aid agreements, in neighboring jurisdictions each spring and fall as an effective land management tool.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton tribe to remove wind turbine this summer

June 15th, 2022
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is planning to remove the 262-foot-tall wind turbine on its reservation in Prior Lake this summer. The tribe first installed the 1.5-megawatt turbine in 2009 to provide a green energy source, but the turbine has since had significant reliability issues and is no...
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Prescribed burns planned for this spring

April 20th, 2022
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is planning prescribed burns this spring in several locations on SMSC lands listed below.
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Ninety percent of Minnesotans support teaching more Native American content in K-12 schools

November 29th, 2021
As Native American Heritage Month concludes, newly released data reveals that Minnesotans overwhelmingly support increasing education about tribes and Indigenous people in the state’s public schools.
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Public invited to Shakopee Mdewakanton tribe's CommUNITY Day open house Nov. 13

November 2nd, 2021
Prior Lake, Minn. – Join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) on Saturday, Nov. 13, for a special free event celebrating Dakota peoples’ rich culture and history. Hosted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hoċokata Ti in Shakopee, this open house will give attendees a chance to explore...
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Prescribed burns planned for this fall

October 27th, 2021
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is planning prescribed burns this fall in several locations on SMSC lands listed below.
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Public Invited to Fire Prevention Open House at Mdewakanton Public Safety Oct. 6

October 4th, 2021
Mdewakanton Public Safety, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC) professional fire and ambulance department, is hosting an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 2525 Flandreau Trail NW in Prior Lake.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Minnesota State Fair exhibit now on display in Shakopee

September 30th, 2021
Free exhibit will be at the tribe’s cultural center now through Nov. 13
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces first-of-its-kind exhibit at Minnesota State Fair

June 21st, 2021
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) will become the first tribal government to have an exhibit at the Minnesota’s State Fair in the fair’s history during its 12-day run from Aug. 26 through Sept. 6.
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New podcast series explores Native stories in Minnesota

May 20th, 2021
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign launched a new podcast series today, entitled Native Minnesota with Rebecca Crooks-Stratton.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community launches free compost program for Scott County residents

May 12th, 2021
Scott County residents are now able to enroll in a new, free program allowing them to drop off food waste for composting at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Organics Recycling Facility.
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