Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation

Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is located within parts of the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee in Scott County, Minnesota, and was previously known as Prior Lake Indian Reservation until it was modified by the Indian Reorganization Act on November 28, 1969. As of the 2000 census, there was a population of 338 persons living on reservation land. All of the population lived in the Prior Lake portion of the reservation, which comprises 80 percent of its land area. The portion in the city of Shakopee was uninhabited at that time. The tribe operates the Mystic Lake Casino and Little Six Casino, which are very successful due to their proximity to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.

The main sign outside of the casino.

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Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

"Mystic Lake Casino Hotel" is named after the man-made lake of the same name located in the Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation within the city of Prior Lake, Minnesota. It is a dry casino, thus alcohol is not permitted in the casino, restaurants, hotel, meeting rooms, or anywhere in the facility. Mystic Lake Casino features five restaurants, a 600-room hotel, convention center, golf course, and RV Park.

It was designed by Bergman Walls Associates.

TCF Bank Stadium

Large sign saying "M", towering above a football field
Tribal Nations Plaza at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium

The SMSC donated $14.5 million to the University of Minnesota, the largest gift in Gopher athletics history.[1] $10 million was for construction of TCF Bank Stadium. The university matched the SMSC's $2.5 million donation to endow scholarships for Native American and low-income students.[1] SMSC also gave $2 million to construct Tribal Nations Plaza at the stadium during 2009.[2]

Awards

On behalf of SMSC, Glynn A. Crooks accepted a Jefferson Award for Public Service on December 1, 2010. The tribe donated $192.7 million to charitable organizations, Indian tribes and Native American organizations over the prior 13 years.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Hughes, Art (19 October 2007). "Shakopee tribe's gift moves U closer to stadium fundraising goal". Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/19/stadmoney/. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  2. ^ Donation Report. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. 2009. 
  3. ^ Carlson, Lori (December 5, 2010). "Tribe honored with national philanthropy award". Prior Lake American (Southwest Newspapers). http://www.plamerican.com/news/general-news/tribe-honored-national-philanthropy-award-112. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 

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