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
