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Dakota People in Minnesota

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Sources & Research

Sources

Book

Film available on Youtube:

Film

Hocokata Ti

Hocokata Ti - SMSC Cultural Center

Shakopee, MN

- Medicine wheel

- Ceremonial pipe

- Tipi

- Bison

Symbols

- Ax & Arrowhead

- 7 Council Fires - Great Sioux Nation

Dakota-Nakota-Lakota people

Map

7 Council Fires - the Great Sioux Nation across what are now the Great Plains states.

The Dakota People in MN

The SMSC

Cultural value orientations

Family & Gender Roles

Strong Feminine-Masculine value

Men are the providers & protectors

Women are the caretakers

Cultural values

Families: Large power distance

Knowing your place is a sign of respect

Harmony with nature

Living by the moon

Verbal Communication

Indirect and compact - Silence is important

Eloquence gives speaker influence and authority

Verbal Communication

Eye contact not important

Time - language showing perception and worldview

SMSC today:

Reservation established in 1886

SMSC Tribe was federally recognized in 1969

Contemporary Cultural Trends

Poor living conditions have been transformed

In 1982 opened Little Six Bingo which became a casino in 1990 and is now Mystic Lake

Believed to be the richest tribe in history

Using the latest science:

Harmony with Nature

- All of the SMSC infrastructure projects aim to protect and restore wetlands, aquifers, prairies and forests;

- SMSC has made major investments in green roofs and solar panels;

- Through their organic farm business, Wozupi Tribal Gardens, tribal members use Native American practices of land stewardship.

Tradition of helping others

Top donor/charitable giving in MN & Indian Country

Generosity & Helping

Mobile health care unit

Shelter for Homeless Youth

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