Bay Mills Indian Community gets $106k grant for Firekeeper’s Lodge construction
Bay Mills Indian Community will start construction on a new Firekeeper’s Lodge next spring, thanks in part to grant funding of $106k from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota. The Shakopee are well known for their philanthropic efforts to support education and culture. The new lodge, which will be located adjacent to the Bay […]
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University of Minnesota and Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community collaborate to develop free Indigenous Education for All online course
The University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) today announced it has been awarded a $1,155,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) to develop and offer an Indigenous Education for All online course free to the public.
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Tribal campaign boosts understanding of Native American history, culture in Minnesota schools
The Understand Native Minnesota campaign by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has funded grants, research, new curriculum and training for teachers.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community awards grant for teaching Native American content
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has announced more than $2.3 million in grants aimed at supporting the teaching of Native American content in Minnesota’s schools.
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Ten bison settle in on 165 acres of tribal land in Shakopee
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community say it’s the first time in more than 100 years that the animal has roamed this land.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community collects nearly 1,700 toys in drive
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community helped Santa’s elves during the recent holiday season in collecting nearly 1,700 toys and bikes that were then donated to local organizations for distribution to families in need in the Twin Cities metro area.
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Grant program seeks to strengthen classroom lessons on Minnesota’s Native American history
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is funding awards of up to $2,000, to be administered by the Minneapolis Foundation.
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Minnesota Native reading project teaches ‘present tense’ of Indigenous lives
A book that tells the stories of the Upper Sioux Community may help students across the state learn more about Indigenous communities in Minnesota. Another tribal nation, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, is providing the books for free.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton community donates 15 AEDs to Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community were recognized by the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board after the tribe donate 15 automated external defibrillators to the district.
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