Wiċoṡkaŋ

With the SMSC Wacipi slated for later this month (August 15-17), learn more about the event’s history and heritage in the inaugural edition of Wiċoṡkaŋ: The Magazine of the Shakopee Mdewakant...

While the SMSC Collections consists of more than 11,000 objects, more than 99 percent have never been publicly displayed. A recent partnership with the Scott County Historical Society aims to chang...

“You can look at bark lodges in a book all day long, but to have the actual structure in front of you really brings our past to life.” In 2024, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community ...

A leader known for his vision, compassion, and dedication to the sovereignty and prosperity of Native nations, the late Stanley Crooks was inducted into the Native American Hall of Fame in fall 202...

“The story of the bison mirrors the story of Dakota people in many ways, and both are resilient.” Nearly two years ago, the SMSC accepted a herd of bison as a gift from the Sisseton Wah...