The Dakota people have lived in the Minnesota River Valley for centuries. The present Business Council consists of Chairman Keith Anderson, Vice-Chairman Cole Miller, and Secretary/Treasurer Rebecca Crooks-Stratton. The Business Council is responsible for day-to-day operations of the tribe/reservation and implementing General Council decisions.

The Business Council consists of three members elected every four years by the General Council. The SMSC is governed by the General Council, consisting of all enrolled SMSC members ages 18 and older. The town of Shakopee was named after Sakpe as well. The City of Shakopee later developed near this site and was named for these prominent leaders. The second Sakpe signed several treaties with the US during the 19th century. The first Sakpe, meaning 'six,' was named by his people as such after his wife bore sextuplets. A line of leaders known as Chief Sakpe were spokesmen for their village. Tribal members are direct lineal descendants of Mdewakanton Dakota people who resided in villages near the banks of the lower Minnesota River. Tribal lands are located in Prior Lake and Shakopee, Minnesota.

Īs of 2020, the SMSC reservation and off-reservation trust land totaled 7.99 square miles (5,110 acres 20.7 km 2), all of which is located within or near the original 250-acre (1.0 km 2) reservation established for the Tribe in the 1880s.

This proximity to a large customer base makes the casino incredibly profitable: each member of the tribe receives a payout of around $1 million per year, and the tribe gives large sums to various charitable organizations. Paul- Bloomington, MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. While Scott County is largely rural, it is located within the Minneapolis- St. The tribe owns and operates Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Little Six Casino, and a number of other enterprises. Mdewakanton, pronounced Mid-ah-wah-kah-ton, means 'dwellers at the spirit waters.' The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) ( Dakota: Bdemayaṭo Oyate) is a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe of Mdewakanton Dakota people, located southwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, within parts of the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee in Scott County, Minnesota. Location of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Other Mdewakanton people, other Dakota people Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community logo

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