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2013Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Donation RepoRt
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NativeAmericanTribes $13,212,681 Health&Wellness $6,616,700 EducationandYouth $2,815,410 IntergovernmentalAid/Payments $1,992,901 MentalHealth&SocialServices $1,541,480 NativeAmericanOrganizations $966,107 CharitableOrganizations $470,223 Holidays $144,650 AEDs $62,157 PowWows $49,250 MPSMutualAid $45,215 Total $27,916,775
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At the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community we areunwavering inourcommitmenttohelpothers, fromIndiantribestoeducationalinstitutions;hospitalstoPowWows.IthasbeeningrainedinusasDakotapeoplefromayoungagethatitisourtraditionandourculturalresponsibilitytohelpthosewhohavenotbeenasfortunateaswehavebeen. Inkeepingwithourtraditions,wedonated$27,916,775infiscalyear2013, includingmorethan$13milliontoothertribes.Overthepast22yearswehavegivenmorethan$290mil-lion ingrantsandcharitabledonations.Thankyou foryourinterestinour2013DonationReport.Weinviteyoutolearnmoreabout theShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunitybyvisitingourwebsiteatwww.shakopeedakota.org.
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NativeAmericanTribes
ToassistotherIndiannationstogrowandprosperwhileprotectingtheirtribalsovereignty,theShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunitysupportseconomicdevelopmentthroughtribalgrantsandloans.TheSMSChasmade$536millioninloanstoothertribesforeconomicandinfrastructuredevelopmentprojectssince1996.Infiscalyear2013,theSMSCmade$13,212,681ingrantsto28tribes.
WicoicagaOtipi,thenewFlandreauSantee Sioux Community Center,opened with a special event onSeptember 18, 2013, with triballeaders, dignitaries, and electedofficialspresent. Aloanandgrantpackage totaling $5 million fromtheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhelpedpayforthenewfacilityaswellasupgradestotheirRoyalRiverCasino.
Since the FSST had no facility tohousecommunityeventsandgath-
erings,$1millionoftheSMSCloanand two $1million grants (for fis-calyear2013andfiscalyear2012)were used to fund the new com-munitycentertoprovidespaceforeventslikewakesandfunerals,trib-almeetings,andactivitiesforyouthandelders.TheMoodyCountyBoys&GirlsClub,whichhas80%NativeAmericanchildrenenrolled, isalsohousedinthenewcommunitycen-ter. From the $3million loan, theremaining$2millionwenttowardsupgrading the tribe’s casino in re-
sponse to a new gaming compactwiththestateofSouthDakota.
Since2004theSMSChasprovided$10.35million in grants and loanstotheFlandreauSanteeSiouxTribefor economic development effortsand a senior independent livingproject. The Flandreau SanteeSioux Indian Reservation is com-prisedof2,500acresoflandlocat-edalongandneartheBigSiouxRiv-erinMoodyCounty,SouthDakota.
CrowCreekSiouxTribeofSouthDakotaTheCrowCreekSiouxTribeofSouthDakotausedtheir$650,000grantfromtheSMSCforthetribe’sfarm.Specifically,capitalimprovementstotheirrigationsystem;thepurchaseofcornandsoybeanseed;tilling,planting,sprayingandharvestingexpenses;cropinsurance;andlaborand trucking of grain tomarketwere funded. The CrowCreek SiouxTribepartneredwithalocalfarmertocustomfarmtheland,whichwasplantedwith3,135acresofcornand1,289acresofsoybeans inthesummerof2013.
Previoustothe$650,000grant,theSMSCmadea$1milliondollargranttotheCrowCreekSiouxTribeinfiscalyears2011and2012tofundad-ministrationandothercosts,a$2.7million loan in2010tobuyback7,200acresoftriballand,andanassociated$1milliongrantfortaxesandexpensesrelatingtothatland.Withapproximately3,000membersand225,000acres,theCrowCreekSiouxTribeconsistsofthemembersoftheIsantiandIhanktowandivisionsoftheGreatSiouxNation.
FlandreauSanteeSiouxTribeGrandOpeningHeldforWicoicagaOtipi-“APlacefortheGenerations”
BoisForteBandofChippewaIndians $1,000,000
CheyenneRiverSiouxTribe $500,000
CrowCreekSiouxTribe $650,000
EasternShawneeTribeofOklahoma $400,000
FlandreauSanteeSiouxTribe $1,000,000
KeweenawBayIndianCommunity $92,200
LacCourteOreillesBandofLakeSuperiorOjibwe $500,000
LacduFlambeauBandofLakeSuperiorChippewa $150,000
LowerBruleSiouxTribe $500,000
LowerSiouxIndianCommunity $250,000
OglalaSiouxTribe $500,000
PoncaTribeofNebraska $500,000
PoncaTribeofOklahoma $325,000
RedCliffBandofLakeSuperiorChippewa $750,000
RedLakeNation $750,000
RosebudSiouxTribe $500,000
SanteeSiouxTribeofNebraska $550,000
ShinnecockIndianNation $20,000
ShoalwaterBayIndianTribe $250,000
SokaogonChippewaTribeofMoleLake $1,000,000
SpiritLakeNation $700,000
St.CroixChippewaIndiansofWisconsin $80,000
StandingRockSiouxTribe $500,000
UpperSiouxCommunity $1,000,000
WhiteEarthNation $250,000
YanktonSiouxTribe $415,000
NativeAmericanTribes$13,212,681
PoncaTribeofOklahomaThe Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community supported the Pon-caTribeofOklahomawithagrant for$325,000 fora restorativeandcleanfoodtribalagricultureprogram.Thegrantfundedstaff,anoffice,equipment,90fruittrees,andmuchmore.HeadquarteredinWhiteEa-gle,Oklahoma,thePoncaTribestartedanagricultureprogramin2012withagoalofprovidinghealthierfoodfortheirmembers.Theprogramhassincegrownto350acres,with40acresinvegetableproduction,50acresincornproduction,50acresinwheat,and210acresinpasture.Onethousandchickensproduce40dozeneggsdaily.Thecornharvest-edisusedfreshforfood,handmadeintohominy,anddriedforuseinsoups.Cowsandpigsarealsobeingbred.Another350acreswillalsogointoproductioninthenearfuture.
The Shakopee Mdewakan-ton Sioux Community hashelped the Ponca Tribe ofOklahoma with grants to-taling $908,473 for debtreduction, economic de-velopment, and for expertwitnessesinalawsuitwhichwas ultimately successfulagainst a chemical manu-facturerwhopollutedtriballands. The 17,000-acre res-ervationinPoncaCity,Okla-homa, is currently hometomorethanathirdofthe3,200 Ponca Tribe of Okla-homamembers.
A$1milliongrant fromtheShakop-ee Mdewakanton Sioux Communi-ty helped fund several communityimprovement and economic devel-opment projects for the SokaogonChippewaCommunityofMoleLake,Wisconsin.Thegrantfundedanum-ber of tribal projects: road, waterand sewer infrastructure for a newhousing area; construction of ener-gy-efficient housing units; a needsassessment and comprehensive
business plan forMole Lake CasinoandBingo;weatherizationupgrades;theSokaogonChippewaElderlyPro-gram;thesecondphaseofanewfishhatchery complex; and a new gymfloorandkitchenareapartitionintheCultural Youth Education ResourceCenter.
“On behalf of the entire SokaogonChippewaTribalCommunity,Iwouldlike to thank you for your generosi-tyandassistancewiththe$1million
grant,” wrote Tribal Chairman ChrisMcGeshickinaletter.“Thetimingofthegrantandyourwillingnesstohelpour Tribe is truly an honor. I wouldsincerelyliketothankyouforthein-terestyouhaveshown in rebuildingourcommunity.”
About one-third of the SokaogonChippewaCommunity’s1,270mem-bersliveona1,700-acrereservationinnortheastWisconsin.
RedCliffBandofLakeSuperiorChippewa
SokaogonChippewaCommunityofMoleLake
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EducationandYouth
AmericanIndianCollegeFund........................ $150,000AmericanIndianOIC......................................... $25,500AugsburgCollege............................................ $250,000BlackfeetCommunityCollege........................ $300,000Boys&GirlsCluboftheFlatheadReservation... $5,000BoysandGirlsClubsoftheLeechLakeArea.... $30,000CatchingtheDream.......................................... $10,000CheyenneRiverYouthProject......................... $75,000CircleofNationsWahpetonIndianSchool......... $8,000DivisionofIndianWork.................................... $35,000DunwoodyCollegeofTechnology...................... $7,500DupreeDaycareInc............................................ $9,500FlandreauIndianSchool................................... $20,000FondduLacTribalandCommunityCollege... $100,000GrassrootsIndigenousMultimedia.................... $5,000HaskellStudentSenate....................................... $7,000IndianYouthofAmerica................................... $75,000IndiansIntoMedicine......................................... $5,000InverGroveHeightsB.E.S.T.Scholarship............. $5,000IsnaWicaOwayaw(LonemanSchool).............. $15,000LakerEducationalFoundation.......................... $20,000MigiziCommunications.................................... $10,000MinneapolisPublicSchoolsIndianEducationProgram............................................................ $12,000MinnesotaIndianWomen’sResourceCenter.. $50,000NawayeeCenterSchool.................................... $21,500NorthwestIndianCollegeFoundation............ $150,000NotahBegayIIIFoundation............................ $400,000OglalaLakotaCollege..................................... $100,000OneintheSpirit............................................... $40,000SobrietyHighCharterSchool............................. $7,500SouthsideFamilyNurturingCenter.................... $5,000SouthWestMetroEducationalCooperative..... $20,000St.PaulPublicSchoolsIndianEducationProgram............................................................ $13,000UnitedTribesTechnicalCollege...................... $250,000WhiteRiverParent/TeacherBoosters................ $5,000WinnebagoTribeofNebraska........................ $500,000
EducationandYouth$2,815,410
AugsburgCollegeBack in 1991, the SMSC chose Augsburg College in theTwin Cities to receive funding for scholarships. The$100,000was invested into two scholarship funds, onefromtheGamingEnterpriseandtheotherfromthetrib-al government. A fiscal year 2013 grant for $250,000wasaddedtothispreviousfundingtogeneraterevenuetosupport scholarships forNativeAmericanstudents inperpetuity.Overthepast30years,225NativeAmericanstudentshavegraduatedfromAugsburgCollegewithhelpfromthisscholarship.
Sincetheyouthoftodaywillbetheleadersentrustedwithprotectingtheirpeopleandresourcesforfuturegenerations, theSMSCdedicates fundseachyear toprogramswhich supporteducational initiatives. TheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunitydonated$2,815,410to102schoolsandorganizationssupportingyouthandeducationinfiscalyear2013.
Education and Youth
NotahBegayIIIFoundationTheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhascom-mitted$750,000overtwofiscalyearstotheNotahBegayIIIFoundation(NB3F)tosupportthenationalcenter,Na-tiveStrong;HealthyKids,HealthyFutures.Thisdonationsolidifies the tribe as the Leadership Partner forNativeStrong’s Upper Midwest programming. The SMSC hasbeenadonortotheNotahBegay IIIFoundationforthepastfouryears,supportinggeneraloperationsandNB3F’sannual fundraiser, theNB3F Challenge. The first half ofthegrantfor$375,000wenttoNB3Finfiscalyear2013.Aseparate$25,000grantwenttoNBG3Fforotheractivitiesandfundraising.
“TheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhasbeenan inspirational leader inthefieldoftribalphilanthropyandhasgenerouslysupportedmanyNativeNationsandNativeorganizations,” said four-timePGATOURwinner,NBC/GolfChannelanalyst,andNB3FfounderNotahBegayIII. “TheircommitmenttoNB3FunderscoresasteadfastdeterminationtoaddresstheepidemicsofType2Diabe-tesandchildhoodobesitywithusandourpartners.TimeandtimeagaintheSMSCdemonstrates itscommitmentto empowering and improvingourNative communities,andforthatwearethankful.”
Aprojecttoeducateyoungchildrenhasbeen supportedby$500,000 infunding from the Shakopee Mde-wakanton Sioux Community to theWinnebagoTribeofNebraska.Withtheobjective toprovideyoungchil-drenlivingontheWinnebagoReser-vationwithopportunitiestodevelopschool readiness skills, theprogramis implementing an intensive, re-search-basededucaremodelofear-
ly learning programming proven toreduce educational achievementdisparities for children from lowerincome communities with young,at risk children. The new programhopes to increase the involvementofparentsinpromotingtheirchild’sdevelopment and incorporate theHo-ChunkLanguagethroughregularexposure and engagement to buildculturalawarenessand increasethe
numberofHo-Chunkspeakers.
The school is expected to provideservices the first year for 90 pre-school children and their familiesand119childrenandtheirfamiliesinsubsequent years. Additionally, full-day services for72 infants and tod-dlers and an after-school programforelementaryagedchildrenwillbeprovidedatthecenter.
WinnebagoTribeofNebraskaEducareSchool
FondduLacTribalandCommunityCollegeA$100,000granttoFonddu Lac Tribal and Com-munity College in Clo-quet, Minnesota, fundeda new law enforcementprogram. FDLTCC is oneofthelargestprovidersof“college in high school,”enrollingmorethan1,000highschoolstudentsfromacrosstheregion.
TheMinnesotaIndianWomen’sResourceCenteroperatestheCherishtheChildrenLearningCenter.
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AinDahYungCenter.........................................$10,000AllNationsIndianChurch.................................$10,000AmericanIndianSociety..................................$10,000AssociationofAmericanIndianPhysicians.....$100,000BiiGiiWiin..........................................................$16,000CedarPresbyterianChurch.................................$5,000DakotaCommemorativeMarchCommittee.......$6,000DepartmentofIndianWork.............................$32,000DivisionofIndianWork....................................$20,000FortPeckTribes................................................$15,000GreatPlainsIndianGamingAssociation...........$50,000IndianChildWelfareLawCenter......................$25,000IndigenousPeoplesTaskForce.........................$67,750IntertribalBuffaloCouncil................................$27,750KateriResidence.................................................$5,000LakotaFunds.....................................................$20,000NationalIndianGamingAssociation..............$100,000NationalIndianHealthBoard...........................$10,000NativeAmericanFinanceOfficersAssociation...$5,000NativeAmericanLiteratureSymposium.............$5,000NativeAmericanRightsFund.........................$200,000PoplarTheaterRestorationProject....................$5,000RunningStrongforAmericanIndianYouth......$25,000SimplyOutdoorExperiences............................$10,000SmithsonianInstitutionNationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndian...............................................$25,000SunkaCangiIndigenousWayCommunityInc..$30,000TuswecaTiospaye...............................................$7,500UpperMidwestAmericanIndianCenter..........$30,000WEWIN.............................................................$20,000WomenofNations...........................................$20,000
NativeAmericanOrganizations NativeAmericanOrganizations$966,107
A$100,000matchinggrantfromtheSMSCtotheAssociationofAmericanIndianPhysicianswasforrecruitmentof futuredoctors.Thedonationwashelpful in supporting andencourag-ing American Indian youth in pur-suit of a career in healthcare, alliedhealth professions, and biomedicalresearch.AAIPhasmade it apriori-tytooffereducationalopportunities
and programs to Native youth to: 1) address health disparities by im-provinghealthcareworkforcedevel-opment and 2) increase diversity inthehealthcareworkforce.
WiththeSMSCfunds,AAIPconduct-edaNationalNativeAmericanYouthInitiativeinWashington,DC,forhighschool juniors and seniors interest-
ed in health careers; pre-admissionworkshops for undergraduate andgraduate students planning admis-siontomedicalschool;CrossCulturalMedicineWorkshopsformedicalstu-dents;andtheAAIPAnnualMeetingandHealth Conference for studentstonetworkandbementoredbyAAIPmemberphysicians.
Lessthan1%ofallphilanthropicdollarsintheUnitedStatesgototribalcommunities,accordingtotheFoundationsCenter.TheSha-kopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityfocusescharitablegivinglargelyonIndiantribesandonorganizationswhichserveIndianpeo-ple.Infiscalyear2013,theShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunitydonated$996,117to58organizationswhichprovideservicesprimarilyforAmericanIndianpeopleandreservationcommunities.Theseorganizationsarecharteredbyindividuals,Indiantribes,churches,schools,andgroupsoflike-mindedindividuals,unitedbyacommongoalofimprovinglivingconditionsforIndianpeople.
RunningStrongforAmericanIndianYouth Thanks toa$25,000grant toRunningStrong forAmeri-can Indian Youth, the Slim Buttes Agricultural Develop-mentProgram(SBAG)continueditsworktoplantorgan-icfamilygardensonthePineRidgeIndianReservationinSouth Dakota. SBAG tilled 322 gardens and distributed16,000seedlingsgrowninanewbiodynamicpottingsoilintheprogram’sgreenhouse,involving2,600individualsacrossmostof PineRidge - themajorityofwhomwerechildren. This year Running Strong also provided fundstobuilda secondhigh tunnelgreenhouse toextend thegrowingseason.Duetotheseefforts,thereisaresurgencein interest in sustainable food systems and according toRunning Strong’s Executive Director Lauren Finkelstein,“Shakopee’sgenerousfundingprovidedcriticalsupporttothisgrowingmovement.”
NationalIndianGamingAssociationThe SMSC donated $75,000 forthe National Indian Gaming As-sociation’s (NIGA) Great PlainsRegionBoys&GirlsClubinitiativefor distribution to clubsmost inneedofassistanceincontinuingtheiroperations.Anaddi-tional$25,000wasdonatedfortheAnnualNIGAChristmasDrive,whichtheydistributetoprogramsinIndiancommu-nitiesintheGreatPlainsRegionthatneedhelpinprovidinggiftsforchildrenwhomightgowithoutonChristmasDay.
“Weareproudofwhatwehavebeenabletoaccomplishbecause of the generous partnerships with tribes, likeShakopee,whounderstandtheimportanceofhelping.Onbehalfof theNational IndianGamingAssociation, Iwanttoexpressmydeepappreciationfortheconstantsupportwe have received over the years from the ShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunity,whichhashelpedNIGAinourefforts tohelpadvance theneedsofmanyofourIndianpeople,”wroteNIGAChairmanErnieStevens,Jr.
Native American Organizations
AssociationofAmericanIndianPhysicians
AssociationofAmericanIndianPhysicians
AssociationofAmericanIndianPhysicians
UsingSMSCgrantsfrompreviousyears,constructionhasbegunonNIGA’Snewheadquartersbuilding.LocatedtwoblocksfromtheUnitedStatesCapitolBuildinginthehis-toricWaterston house, this buildingwas constructed in1806.With the growth of Indian gaming, NIGA neededmorespace.Theyplantobuildanewtriballeaders’centerinthelargeplotbehindthishistoricbuilding.
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Children’sHospitalsandClinicsA gift of $50,000 from the SMSC toChildren’s Hospitals and Clinics al-lowed for development of a traumacommunication command centerwithin the Minneapolis EmergencyDepartment. The command centerwill allow Children’s tomonitor andcoordinate care for incoming trau-mapatients;integratealltraumabaytechnology including cameras anddiagnostic equipment; use all videoanddiagnosticdataforperformanceimprovementtraining;andeventual-lyintegratevideoanddataofpatientsenroutetoChildren’stoensureprop-er treatment and the best possibleoutcome.Asoneofthebusiestpedi-atric emergency medicine programsin the nation, Children’s has morethan90,000visitsannually.
CharitableOrganizations CharitableOrganizations$470,223
AmericanCancerSociety........................ $13,500AmericanDiabetesAssociation.............. $28,000AmericanHeartAssociation................... $50,000AmericanRedCrossTwinCitiesAreaChapter.......................... $5,000CharlesHallYouthServices.................... $10,000Children’sFoundation............................. $53,000Children’sLawCenterofMinnesota......... $5,000CysticFibrosisFoundation........................ $6,500EmergencyFoodshelfNetwork................ $5,000HabitatforHumanityofSouthCentralMinnesota................................................ $5,000JuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation.............................. $10,000LakelandPublicTelevision...................... $10,000Leukemia&LymphomaSociety............... $6,500MADD....................................................... $5,000MercyHospitalFoundation.................... $25,000MinnesotaChildren’sMuseum.............. $20,500NationalEagleCenter.............................. $5,000NationalOrganizationonFetalAlcoholSyndrome............................ $5,000PriorLakeAreaChamberofCommerce... $5,000ProjectTurnabout..................................... $6,000ScienceMuseumofMinnesota................ $5,000SecondHarvestHeartland...................... $10,000SmileNetworkInternational.................. $10,000SouthernValleyAllianceforBatteredWomen...................................... $7,000SouthsideCommunityHealthServices,Inc................................ $42,000St.Mary’sHealthClinics......................... $25,000TwinCitiesPublicTelevision................... $25,000
Nonprofitorganizationsprovideavarietyofvaluableservicestotheindividualstheyserve.Withoutdonations,theseorganizationswouldfinditdifficulttooperate.TheSMSCmade$470,223ingiftsto86charitableorgani-zationswhichprovidesocial,medical,preventative,orpublicservicestotheirconstituentsinfiscalyear2013.
Withamatchinggrantfor$50,000theSMSCmetacommitment foratotalof$100,000overtwoyearsto the American Heart Associa-tion. The grantswere specificallyused to fund theMission Lifeline
STEMI program for rural Minne-sotatoimprovepatientoutcomesforthosesufferingthemostdead-ly type of heart attack, a STEMI.Not treated quickly, a STEMI isusually fatal. By increasing the
availability of 12-lead electrocar-diogram (ECG) equipment andimproving patient transport andtransferprotocols,manylivescanbe saved and permanent heartmuscledamagereduced.
MinnesotaChildren’sMuseumAmatchinggrant for$17,500 to theMinnesotaChildren’sMuseumfundedthreeprograms.ThePlayforAllprogramserves120,000childrenandfamilymemberseveryyearwithfreeandreducedadmissions,approximatelyone-fourthofallvisitorsannually.TheSmartPlaySpotisanearlyliteracyenvironmentcustom-matchedtothe localcommunityandlocated in theShakopeePublic Library. TheNative Voices: New England Tribal Families exhibit ran January throughMay.
AmericanHeartAssociation
Charitable Organizations
SecondHarvestHeartland
A$5,000donationtotheNationalEagleCenterwasusedtocompleteloanrepaymenttothecityofWabashafortheinitialconstructionofthefacilityinWabasha,Minnesota,alongtheMississippiRiver.Thefacilityprovideseducationtomorethan80,000visitorsannuallyabouteaglesandenvironmentalstewardship.
TheSMSCsupportedtheSt.Mary’sClinicinShakopeewitha$25,000grant.Theclinic,whichprovidesfreehealthcaretopeopleinneedasaministryoftheSistersofSt.JosephofCarondelet,hasreceived$235,000fromtheSMSCsince2003.
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OtherorganizationsintheTwinCitiesreceivingSMSCholidaydonationsincluded:
AinDahYungCenterAkinaCommunityChurchAllNationsIndianChurch
AmericanIndianFamilyCenterCarverScottEducational
Cooperative’s3C’sProgramDivisionofIndianWork
EldersLodgeHiddenOaksMiddleSchool
KateriResidenceLittleEarthResidentsAssociation
MinnesotaCompassionSalvationArmy
St.Joseph’sHomeforChildrenUnionGospelMission
UpperMidwestAmericanIndianCenterWomenofNations
InareasoutsidetheTwinCities,theSMSCmadeholidaydonationsto:
AinDahIngBadRiverBandofLakeSuperiorChippewa
BadRiverHeadStartBoys&GirlsCluboftheThreeDistricts
Boys&GirlsClubofLowerBruleBoys&GirlsCluboftheMissouriRiverValley
CassLakeFamilyCenterSt.Joseph’sIndianSchoolTurtleMountainHeadStart
YanktonSiouxTribe
Holidays
Holiday$144,650
CatholicCharitiesDorothyDayCenterAttheDorothyDayCenterinSt.Paul,Minnesota,SMSCdonationsof$4,000forThanksgivingand$5,000forChristmashelpedfeedthosewhoarelessfortunate.TheCenterprovidesshelterforupto250peo-pleeverynight.
Local OutreachTheSMSCdonatesgrocerygiftcardstolow-incomeNativeAmericanfamilieslivinginScottCounty.Inadditiontothefinancialcontributions,SMSCmembersandstaffparticipateinaGivingTreeProgram,whichgivespresentsanonymouslytochildreninNativeAmericanfamiliesinneedthatliveinthecounty.TheSMSCalsohasaToysforTotsgiftdropofflocation.
TosharetheholidayspiritwithchildrenandfamiliesinneedtheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityawarded$144,650indonationsfortheholidayseason.Thedonations,whichwentto28socialserviceorgani-zationsmostlyintheTwinCities,providedtoys,clothing,food,activities,andothergiftsforfamilies.
ThreeAEDsweredonatedto:ChaskaFireDepartment,MinnesotaDakotaMagicCasino,NorthDakotaMilleLacsBandofOjibweDepartmentofPublicHealth&NaturalResources,MinnesotaScottCountySheriff’sOffice,Minnesota
TwoAEDsweredonatedto: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-ShigSchool,MinnesotaElkoNewMarketPolice&FireDepartment,MinnesotaLacCourtesOreillesFireDepartment,WisconsinMilleLacsReservationEmergencyServices,MinnesotaNezPerceTribe,IdahoSinteGleskaTribalUniversity,SouthDakotaTurtleMountainChippewaReservation,NorthDakotaWolfRidgeEnvironmentalLearningCenter,Minnesota
OneAEDwasdonatedto:AlbertLeaFireDepartment,MinnesotaBayportFireDepartment,MinnesotaBellePlaineFireDepartment,MinnesotaEbenezerRidgesElderCare,MinnesotaGoodThunderPoliceDepartment,MinnesotaKimballFire&Rescue,MinnesotaPriorLakeVeteransofForeignWarsPost#6208,MinnesotaPriorLake-SavageAreaSchools,BridgesAreaLearningCenter,MinnesotaSavageParksandRecreation,MinnesotaSavagePoliceDepartment,MinnesotaSiouxValleyDakotaNation,CanadaSouthWestMetroEducationCooperative,MinnesotaSt.LabreIndianSchool,MontanaTheLutheranHomeAssociation,MinnesotaWomenofNations,Minnesota
AEDs$62,157
DonatedAEDsareSavingLivesThroughtheMdewakantonLIFEProgram,theSMSChasdonated737AutomatedExternalDefibrillators(AEDs)totribes,schools,police and fire departments, and other organizations with 23livessavedduetotheiruse,12ofthoseinScottCounty.AEDsareusedtoapplyalifesavingshocktoanindividualwhosehearthasstoppedbeatingandistheonlyknowntherapyformostsuddencardiacarrests. Infiscalyear2013,theSMSCdonated43AEDswith22goingtoentitiesservingtribalcommunities.
GraniteFallsPoliceChiefRussBluewassopleasedwiththeMde-wakantonLIFEProgramthathewrotealettertotheSMSCde-scribingtwoincidentsinvolvingSMSCdonatedAEDs.Hewrote,“OnFebruary16, 2012,we received twoAED’s thathadbeendonatedtothePoliceDepartmentthroughyourAEDgrantpro-gram.OnJuly14,2012,oneoftheAED’swasusedbyourofficerstoassistinamedicalemergency.Onthatoccasionwewereabletobringsomeonebackwhohadeffectivelydied,andheislivingaproductivelifeatthistime.OnJune18,2013,wewerecalledtoanothermedicalemergencywheretheuseofanAEDwasre-quired.Onceagainwewereable tobringsomeoneback fromthedeadduetotheuseoftheAED.Wehavealreadyheardthatpersonhadapacemakerputin.Ican’tsaythankyouenoughforyourcontributiontoourdepartment,andI’msurethetwopeo-plethatwerebroughtbacktolifewouldechothatcomment.”
DepartmentofIndianWork
AnSMSCdonationof$9,000wenttotheDepartmentofIndianWork(DIW),aprojectoftheSaintPaulAreaCouncilofChurches.DIWde-velopsandcoordinatesprogramswhichempowerAmerican Indianpeopletowardself-determination.Someofthoseprogramsincludeemergency services, the Family Education Diabetes Series, healthandwellnessprojects,ayouthenrichmentprogram,andafoodshelfwhichprovided62,649poundsof foodto624 individuals lastyear.TheSMSC’sdonationshelpedfund500sacksofgrocerieswhichweredistributedfortheholidays.
AutomatedExternalDefibrillators(AEDs)
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
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PowWows PowWows$49,250
AinDahYungCenterPowWowAmericanIndianCancerFoundation
PowWowforHopeAmericanIndianMagnetSchoolPowWow
AmericanIndianStudentCulturalCenterPowWowAntelopeWacipi
ArleeCelebrationPowWowArizonaStateUniversityPowWow
BlackHillsStateUniversityCenterforAmericanIndianStudiesPowWow
BlackHillsPowWowBoisForteReservationPowWowBridgerCommunityPowWow
CherryCreekVeteransPowWowChiefJosephDancePowWowChippewaCreeTribePowWowCircleofNationsPowWow
DakotaWacipiDupreeWacipi
EagleNestDistrictWacipiFirstNationsRepatriationInstitutePowWowFortBelknapIndianCommunityPowWow
FourWindsAlumniPowWowGreenwoodPowWow
HaskellIndianNationsAlumniPowWowHaskellIndianNationsUniversityPowWow
IndianCenter,Inc.PowWowKansasUniversityFirstNationStudentAssociationPowWow
KeepersoftheSacredTraditionofPipemakersPowWow
KenelPowWowKickapooTribeinKansasPowWowLeechLakeTribalCollegePowWow
LincolnIndianClubPowWowMahkatoMdewakantonPowWowMartyIndianSchoolPowWowMedicineRootDistrictFair
MenomineeTribeofWisconsinPowWowMilkRiverDance
MinneapolisAmericanIndianCenterPowWowMissouriStateUniversityPowWow
MinnesotaIndianPrimaryResidentialTreatmentCenterPowWow
NacaWicaYounhanpiOglalaLakotaNationPowWow
OkiciyaptheIsabelCommunityPowWowPoncaTribeofNebraskaPowWowPotatoCreekTraditionalPowWow
ProudIndigenousPeoplesforEducation(PIPE)PowWow
RainyRiverCommunityCollegePowWowRevitalization/LeechLakeBandof
OjibweHousingAuthorityPowWowSanteeSiouxNationOmakaTecaWacipi
St.FrancisIndianDayPowWowSuperiorSchoolsIndianEducationProgramPowWow
TannerAlbersSr.MemorialRoundDanceTheAmericanIndianExpositionofOklahomaPowWow
TiospayeStudentCouncil,UniversityofSouthDakotaPowWowToddCountyMiddleSchoolPowWow
TwinCitiesCulturalConnectionPowWowWillistonBasinIndianClubPowWowWinnerLaborDayWacipiCelebration
Winona-DakotaUnityAlliancePowWowWoodlandsandHighPlainsPowWow
WoyatanWacipiWyomingIndianHighSchoolTraditionalClubPowWow
YanktonSiouxTribePowWow
SMSC donations funded AmericanIndian cultural events all across theMidwest. Grants totaling $49,250weremadeto62PowWowsinMin-nesota,NorthDakota,SouthDakota,Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska,Montana,andWisconsin.
EachAprilBlackHillsStateUniversityCenter for American Indian Studiesholds their Lakota OmniciyeWacipito cap off American Indian Aware-ness Week. A student organizationhoststheannualeventwhichisded-icated to educating the larger com-munityaboutIndianculture.Featur-ing daily speakers and a variety ofeventsatBlackHillsStateUniversity,theweek’sactivitiesareopentothepublic.In2013the30thannualLako-taOmniciyeWacipiwastherecipientofanSMSCdonation.
For more than 40 years each Sep-tember theMahkatoMdewakantonAssociationhasheldtheirannualtra-ditionalPowWowatLandofMemo-riesParkinMankato,Minnesota.The
SMSC donated $10,000 to supportthe 2013 gathering. The weekendeventhonorsthe38Dakotawarriorswhowerehangedthere in the larg-est mass hanging in United States
historyaftertheDakotaWarof1862.MembersoftheSMSChavebeenin-volvedinthisPowWowsinceitsin-ception.
Pow Wows
SupportingPowWowsAcrossIndianCountry
APowWow,orWacipi intheDakotaLanguage,isanimportantculturalcelebrationforAmericanIndians.It’satraditionalcelebrationwherethegenerationsgathertosocialize,dance,sing,andspendtimetogether.Singersattheirdrumssingtraditionalsongsintheirnativelanguages,anddancersinspectacular,colorfulregaliakeeptimewiththedruminthearena,whichmightbeagrassyfield,aschoolgymnasium,oracom-munitycenter.ThePowWowisafamilyevent,wherechildrendanceinregaliaoftenbeforetheywalk,safeinthearmsoftheirparents.Astheyage,thechildrendancealoneorwiththeirrelatives.
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For the SMSC, green infrastructurefrom energy production to runoffmanagement is a priority. The SMSCrealizes the importance of increas-ingenergyindependenceandhasin-stalledwindturbinescapableofpro-viding enough electricity for all thehomesonthereservation.Additionalgreenenergy technologies in useonthe reservation include solar panels,passive solar heating, geothermalheating,andreuseofwastevegetableoil as biofuel for Community-ownedvehicles.
Several water management projectshave been implemented to reducerunoffquantityandimprovethequal-ity of the many wetlands through-out the reservation. The SMSC hastwo largegreenroofsandnumerousbioretention areas. Pervious asphaltandpavers(madefromrecycledtiresand plastic bottles) reduce runoff aswell as the need for de-icing salt. A
long-term, water-quality monitoringprogram is in place for local lakes,streams,wetlands, andMakaYusota(Boiling Springs), a nearby culturallysignificantsite.
The SMSC’s Water Reclamation Fa-cility uses the latest technologies toreturnwastewater to drinkingwaterqualitybeforedischargingittoawet-land for use for irrigation, reducinggroundwater use by 35,000,000 gal-lonsperyear.
At the SMSC Organics Recycling Fa-cility, organicmaterials like yard andfood waste, woody debris, and bio-degradablepaperproducts likecard-board are mixed together to createcompost.Tobeagoodneighbor,theSMSC allows the City of Prior Lake,Shakopee, and Savage to drop offtheiryardwasteatnocharge.Severalvarietiesofcompostareavailableforpurchaseatthisenterprise.
The SMSC also recycles scrap metalandsteel;computerequipment;cans,bottles,andglass;plastic;paper;andbatteries. Furniture, dishes, linens,and vehicles in good working orderare donated to tribes and organiza-tionsthatcanreusethem.
For the Shakopee Mdewakantonpeopleoftoday,cultureandenviron-mentare intimately intertwined.Westrivetorespectandcarefortheen-vironmentwhileretainingourculturalconnectionwith theearth.Formoreinformation about the SMSC’s greeninfrastructure projects, please visittheSMSCwebsiteathttp://www.sha-kopeedakota.org/enviro/index.php.
HealthServices
HealthServicesTheSMSCprovideshealth,wellness, anddental services.Reduced costprescriptions are available at the nearby SMSC Pharmacy formembersandemployees.Wellnessclassesandactivitiesareofferedregularly,andafreeWellnessConferenceforemployeesattractsmorethen700attendeesannually.
StewardoftheLand
Organic farmers, biologists, water resource specialists,technicians,andothersinLandandNaturalResources,Wo-zupi, PublicWorks, and Cultural Resources Departmentshelp fulfill the mission of preserving and protecting theland.
OurCommunityactivelyworkstoretainandrestorenativehabitat.Prairieandforestrestorationandwetlandsprotec-tionencouragesnativeplants,animals,andinsectstomakeourlandstheirhome.
Theplantingandharvestingofour10-acreorganicgardenandfour-acreorchard,andourworkwithhoneybeesandmaple syrupproductionconnectus toour landandhelpuslivesustainably.TheSMSCoperatesaTSA(TriballySup-portedAgriculture) programwherememberspurchase ashareofthegardenandreceive18weeklyboxesoforgan-icproduce.Honey,produce,free-rangechickeneggs,andmaplesyruparealsoavailableforpurchasethroughFarm-er’sMarketsoratMazopiya.
TheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhasmadeacommitmenttohealthandwellnessnotonlyforitsmembers,butalsofor itsmorethan4,147employeesandtheirfamiliesandNativeAmericanslivinginScottCounty.
TheDakotawayistoplanfortheSeventhGeneration,tomakesurethatresourceswillbeavailableinthefuturetosustainlifeforsevengenerationstocome.Conservingandprotectingtheearthtodayensuresthattherewillbefood,trees,naturalareas,traditionalwildfoodsandmedicines,andopenspacesforcominggenerations.Asastewardoftheearth,theSMSCconductsanumberofactivitiestopreserveandprotecttheland.
GreenInfrastructure
StewardoftheLand
Children&FamilyServicesThisSMSCdepartmentprovidesgeneralsupportrelatedtoparenting,in-cludinggeneralinformation,referrals,casemanagement,parentingedu-cation,supportgroups,homevisits,prenatalandnewbabyinformationpackets,andmanymoreprograms.
Steward of the Land
ClinicsMysticClinicprovidesservicesatMysticLakeCasinoHotelforteammembersof theSMSCGamingEnterprise.APhysicalTherapy and Chiropractic Clinic offer care aswell aswarmwaterhydrotherapyand rehabilitation for injuriesandoth-erdisorders.A full-servicevision clinic andahearing clinicarealsoavailable.TheShakopeeDakotaClinicandShakopeeDakotaDentalClinicprovidemedicalanddentalservicesforCommunitymembers, staff,and their families.Anendocri-nologistseespatientsregularly,flushotsaregiven,chronicillnesses monitored, and Diabetes Information Classes areheld,whicharejustsomeofthemanyservicesofferedattheShakopeeDakotaClinic. SMSCOrganicsRecyclingFacility
MentalHealthThe SMSC provides employee assistance and mental health programswhich include mental health care, smoking cessation classes, supportgroups,counseling,referrals,andchemicaldependencyservice.
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DidYouKnow?
GoodNeighbor
Good Neighbor
TheSMSC’scollaborationwithneighboringgovernmentshasincreasedinrecentyears,workingtogetheroncommonprojectsandinitiativestoimprovecommunity-wideservicesthroughouttheregion.Tobeagoodneighbor,theSMSCcooperateswithlocalgovernmentsonprojectswhichbenefitlocalresidents.Increasedcommunicationhasledtoenhancedrelationsbetweenthepartiesincludinglandissues,sharedresources,andemergencyservices.
LakefrontMusicFest
The Shakopee Mdewakanton SiouxCommunity donated 2,880 one-literbottles of purified drinking waterproducedatitswaterbottlingfacilityforreliefeffortsafteratornadodev-astatedMoore,Oklahoma.
TheSMSCalsodonatedbottledwater
in fiscal year 2013 to the AmericanDiabetes Association, Scott County,BeyondtheYellowRibbon,theMin-nesotaZoo,ProjectSweetiePie,andGuide Dogs of America. The SMSCpreviously donated water and re-sourcesforreliefeffortsfollowingthe
earthquakeandtsunamiinIndonesiain 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005,Haitiearthquakein2010,floodingontheLowerBruleSiouxTribereserva-tion inSouthDakota in2011,Hurri-caneSandyin2012,andmore.
The green roof at theMinneapolisCity Hall and Courthouse buildingisbuzzingwithhoneybees,duetoagiftfromtheShakopeeMdewakan-tonSiouxCommunity,whichdonat-ed two honey bee hives alongwithequipmentandbeeboxes.
Anewsconferencetocommem-orate the donation was heldJune6,2013,onthecity’sgreenroof. SMSC Secretary/TreasurerLoriWatso attended and spoketo the media along with Min-neapolis then-Mayor R.T. Rybakand City Council Member LisaGoodman. Secretary/TreasurerWatso talked about the tribe’shoneybeeprogramandhowthe
honeybeespollinatethetribe’sgar-denandorchard andhelpeducatethe public. She continued, “Beinggoodstewardsoftheearthisoneofthe toppriorities for theShakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community.Andwiththedonationofbeesandhive equipment, we are happy tohelp theCityofMinneapolis reachitsenvironmentalgoals.”
OicimaniMediaCenter
Dakotah!IceCenter
Each July the SMSC supports theLakefront Music Fest in Prior Lake,Minnesota, to raise funds for localnon-profit organizations. Success-ful in drawing 10,000 folks a nightin 2013, the festival featured mu-sic artistsMontgomeryGentry, BretMichaels,andothersatthetwo-dayevent at Lakefront Park on Friday,July19andSaturday,July20,2013.
Theeventwas createdby theRota-ryClubandwaspresentedbyMysticLake Casino Hotel and the Shakop-eeMdewakanton SiouxCommunity,which donated $50,000 to supporttheeventagainthisyear.Inaddition,theSMSCdonatedthousandsofbot-tlesofwater,theuseofsevenSMSC
shuttles and buses, drivers, and theMobileUnit.ManySMSCstaffvolun-teeredfortheevent.
Numerous Prior Lake Rotarians andvolunteers, city employees, PriorLake Police Department, Prior Lake
Fire Department, MdewakantonPublic Safety, Allina, Patrons of theArtsandActivities,theLakerAthleticBoosterClub,theYMCAoftheGreat-erTwinCities,andtheScottCountySheriff’sReservesworkedtogethertoholdtheevent.
BottledWaterDonatedtoOklahomaTornadoVictims
GreenRoofatMinneapolisCityHallisNewHomeforHoneybees
The SMSC’s library has more than12,046 items in its collection and ismostly dedicated to Native Ameri-canmaterials.ThecollectionincludesbooksontheDakota,history,biogra-phy, geography, government, sociol-ogy, anthropology, religion, science,
health, literature (fiction, poetry,drama, and journals), art, garden-ing, music, dance, arts and crafts,and education (including curricula).There is also a juvenile section andanextensiveaudio/videosection.In-diannewspapersandmagazinesare
alsoavailable.Employeesandmem-bers can check out books, movies,andothermaterials.OicimaniMediaCenter is also open to researchers,students,andeducatorsbyappoint-ment.
•Since 1992 the SMSC has participatedintheScottCountyAdoptaHighwaypro-gram.LitterispickeduponCountyRoads42,82,and83onaregularbasis.AfamilyfromtheSMSChasalsoadoptedasectionofCountyRoad16forclean-up.
The SMSC operates Dakotah! IceCenter, a 72,000 square-foot facilitywhich contains two sheets of ice. Itis home ice for the Prior Lake High
Schoolgirls’andboys’hockeyteams,aswellasthePriorLakeSavageHock-ey Association. During the springandsummerseasons,theIceCenter
hostsyouthandadult tournaments,several Junior ‘A’ tryout camps, andyouthcamps.
SMSCdonatedtreestoShakopeeHighSchool
•StudentsinShakopeeHighSchool’senvironmentalethicsandecologyclassplanted15bare-root fruit treesdonatedby theShakopeeMde-wakantonSiouxCommunity’sgarden,MdewakantonWozupi.ThetreeswereplantedattheEnvironmentalLearningCenterontheschoolcam-pus.TheclassvisitsWozupiseveraltimeseachyeartoplant,weed,har-vest,andlearnaboutorganicfarming.
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BloodDrivesSince 1987, the SMSC has sponsored blooddrives,nowholdingthreeeachyearatDako-tah!SportandFitnessaswellasattheTeamMemberentranceatMysticLakeCasino.TheSMSC has held 44 blood drives since 1998,resultingin3,165donatedunitsofblood. In2012alone, theSMSC ranked19th inblooddrivedonationsforMinnesota-basedMemo-rialBloodCenters,with339unitscollected.Itistheonlycommunity-sponsoredblooddriveinthetop20.
CooperationofVolunteersandContributorsLeadstoHelpforCrowCreekThroughWowaokiya(GenerosityandHelping)
Good Neighbor
Volunteerism
ThespiritofhelpingothersthroughgivingtimeasvolunteersisbecomingastrongtraditionattheSMSC.Bothmembersandemployeeshaveembracedopportunitiestovolunteerinanumberofways,alwayswiththegoalofassistingotherswhoareinneedofahelpinghand.TheSMSC,itsmembers,andemployeesengageinactiv-itieswhichsupporttheSMSC’sculturalandsocialtraditionsofassistingthoseinneed.
CAPAgencyBenefitsfromSMSCVolunteerismThe Shakopee Mdewakanton SiouxCommunityhasaspecialrelationshipwith the local Community ActionPartnership (CAP) Agency locatednearby.Twofooddrives,asilentauc-tion,monetarydonations,anddirectdonationsofproducefromthetribe’sgarden are some of the ways theSMSCsupportstheCAPAgency.Thedonationsbenefitchildrenandfami-lieswithinScott,Carver,andDakota
countieswhoreceiveassistancefromCAP.Thenon-profitassistspeoplebyprovidingfoodforfamiliesandseniorcitizens,schoolreadiness,crisischild-care, parenting education, heatinghomes, and holiday toy distributionprograms.
“Youremainthe#1exampleofhowan organization can maximize andmobilize enthusiasm to help neigh-
bors inneed.”said JosephVaughan,Vice President of Development andMarketing of the CAP Agency ofScott,Carver,andDakotaCounties.
In two “Stock the Food Shelf Chal-lenge” food drives in fiscal year2013,Communitymembersandem-ployeesdonated a total of 17,508.5poundsof foodand$12,806 incashdonationsfortheCAPAgency.
StudentsoftheSMSCEducationDepartmenthavepart-neredwiththeWozupi,theCommunity’sorganicfarm,inaservicelearningopportunitybyvolunteeringtodeliverweeklydonationsthroughoutthegrowingseasontotheCAPAgency.Inthesummerof2013,thiseffortdonatedmorethan2,100poundsoforganicnon-GMOproducetoCAP.StudentsintheSMSCafterschoolprogram,collect-edandhand-delivered theproduce,which includedalltypesoforganicfruitsandvegetablesfromthe14acresfarmedbytheSMSC.
SMSCYouthAlsoInvolved
PolarBearPlungeRaisesMoneyforSpecialOlympicsJumping in icy coldwater in themid-dle of winter isn’t for everyone, butfor members and employees of theShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Com-munity, it’s fast becoming an annualtradition to take the plunge to raisemoneyforSpecialOlympics.ThePriorLakePolarBearPlunge isa funeventfor participants and spectators, withlivelycrowds,music,lotsofphotosbe-ingtaken,andthenervousenergythatcomesbeforethemomentwhencos-tumedbodieshittheicecoldwater.
Each Polar Plunge participant mustraiseaminimumof$75forthe“priv-ilege” of jumping. In 2013 seventyplungers from the SMSC raisedmorethan$20,000forSpecialOlympics.
HopefortheHolidaysTheSMSCalsodonated$20,000totheCAPAgencyfortheirHope for the Holidays annual “adopt-a-family” holiday giftsponsorship project where parents are invited to create awishlistforeachmemberofthefamilysothateachchildre-ceivestheirspecialgift.Eachyeartheprogramprovidesgiftsforabout5,000individualsandfamilies.
SMSCYouthHelpFeedtheStarvingChildren
In October 2013, nine students from the SMSC packedfood for the organization FeedMy Starving Children attheirfacilityinChanhassen,Minnesota.Inthetwohoursofvolunteerwork,thestudentswereabletopackenoughfoodtofeed52childrenforanentireyear.ThefoodwassenttoHonduraslaterthatweek.
Communitymembersandstaffjoinedtogethertodeliverhelptoareservationin2013byholdingwhatstartedasaclothingdriveandendedupas twotrucksfilledwithdonateditemsdeliveredtotheCrowCreekSiouxTribeinSouthDakota.CommunitymemberNathanCrooksdrovehistruckand35-foottrailertoCrowCreekasaCommuni-tyrepresentative.FifteenstaffmembersfromSMSCProp-ertyOperationsDepartmentsloadeditemsontothetrail-erandthreeemployeesvolunteeredtomakethejourney.
Peopledonatedclothing,babyitemsandnecessities,toi-letries,andmore.Onememberdonatedbuildingmateri-alsofwindowsanddoors.Withtheoutpouringofgener-osity,itwassoonapparentthatthisdrivewassomethingspecial.DakotahTipisHabitatforHumanity,anSMSCdo-nationrecipientontheCrowCreekReservation,grateful-lyagreedtoacceptthebuildingmaterialswiththeCrowCreek tribal administrative office making arrangementsfordistributionoftheotheritems.
SilentAuctionFundraiserThe SMSC Gaming Enterprise Human Resources De-partmentalsoholdsanannualsilentauctionfundrais-er for the CAP Agency. Teammembers fromMysticLakeCasinoHotel, SMSCemployees,aswellas localbusinesses, donate items for this event, which hasraised$102,050forCAPsince1998.Infiscalyear2013theyraised$15,053forCAP.
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Infiscalyear2013,fivelocalgovernmentswereawardedacombined$366,000ingrantsfromtheShakopeeMde-wakantonSiouxCommunity tomake trail improvementsinScottCounty.Therecipientsare:•Savage–$100,000fordevelopingtheBluffTrailProject,a one-mile trail to help residents safely travel betweenBurnsville,PriorLake,andSavagewhileonlytravelingonsidewalksandtrails.ThetrailwillbeginatthecornerofDa-kotaAvenueand130thStreetandextendeasttoconnecttoQuentinAvenueneardowntownSavage.• Shakopee – $100,000 for developing the Quarry LakeTrail, which will connect Shakopee residents to QuarryLakeParkandprovideaccesstoadditionallocaltrailsandbusinesses.•PriorLake–$76,000forimprovementstoPikeLakeTrail,includingpavingtheparkingareaandatrailsegmentwithlakeaccessinPikeLakePark.Theprojectwillincreasethetrail’saccessibility,particularlyforhandicappedresidents.•NewPrague–$52,000forpavingthe“GreenMeadow”TrailinSettlersPark,whichwillenhanceaccessibilityandprovideyear-roundaccesstothearea.•ElkoNewMarket–$38,000forcompletingthefinalseg-
mentofamulti-usetrailalongXerxesAvenuethatwillen-hancetrailsafetyandcompletetheconnectionbetweenthetwoformerlyseparatecommunities.
TheSMSCinvitedlocalgovernmentsandcharitableorga-nizationsinScottCountytoapplyforgrantstofundlocalprojects that would fill trail gaps, augment existing trailsystems,improveaccesstoexistingpublicnaturalareas,orprovide additional environmental benefit beyond simpleaccess.Eachgrantrecipientwasrequiredtofulfilla20%match(incashorinkind)andwasencouragedtoinvolvelocalvolunteersintheproject,whichmustbesubstantiallycompletedbyDecember2014.
LocalPoliceDepartmentsInJune2013,forthefirsttime,theSMSCandtheCityofShakopeereachedavoluntary,$250,000three-yearagreementforpoliceservicesonthereser-vation.TheSMSChashadasimilaragreementwiththeCityofPriorLakeformanyyears.
VoluntaryPaymentsSince1996theSMSChaspaidmorethan$7.7millionforsharedlocalroadconstructionandanadditional$16.9millionforroadprojectsonthereser-vation.TheSMSChasalsopaid$15.2millionto localgovernmentsforser-vicesandanother$6.5millionforotherprojects.TheSMSChasahistoryandpracticeofvoluntarilypayingforservicesprovidedbylocalgovernmentsinspiteofa1984SupremeCourtrulingwhichmandatesthatlocalgovernmentsareobligatedtoprovidethoseservicesatnocharge.Infiscalyear2013,theSMSCmadethesevoluntarypayments:•$395,000totheCityofPriorLakeforpoliceservices•$75,000tothecityofShakopeeforpoliceservices•$280,000toScottCountyforroadmaintenance,countyadministration,the Sheriff’sOffice,andCountyAttorney’sOffice•$75,000fortheSCALEJointTrainingFacility•$105,025forCountyRoad83•$787,876forpropertytaxes
Good Neighbor
In fiscal year 2012 the Shakopee Mdewakanton SiouxCommunityallocated$900,000ingrantstosixneighbor-ing governments; the tribe provided $150,000 each toScottCountyandthecitiesofBellePlaine,Jordan,PriorLake,Savage,andShakopee.Specifically,thegrantswereforthebenefitof localresidentsasdeterminedbyeachgovernment.Theprojectsareexpectedtobecompletedbytheendofsummer2014.
•Belle Plaine will move forward with enhancementsandimprovementstoitscommunityswimmingpoolandupgrades to its most popular community parks, UnionSquareandPrairiePark.
•Jordanwilluseits$150,000granttobuildanadultsoft-
ballandyouthbaseballcampusatHolzerParkandtobuildaLittleLeaguefield.
•PriorLakewilluseits$150,000granttobenefitseveralparksandtrailsprojects.
•Savagewilluseits$150,000grantforeconomicdevel-opment,landscape,andlibraryprojects.
•Scott County will use its $150,000 intergovernmen-talgranttopurchaseamachinethatautomatespotholepatching.
•Shakopee will use their $150,000 intergovernmentalgrantforimprovementstotheircommunitycenter.
IntergovernmentalCooperation
To provide for the safety and welfare of its members, employees, and area residents, the ShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhasahistoryofworkingcooperativelywithothergovernments.Overtheyears,theSMSChasworkedonjointprojectswiththeCityofPriorLake,Shakopee,ScottCounty,Savage,thestateofMinnesota,agenciesofthefederalgovernment,andmanyothergovernmententities.
LocalTrailGrantsAwarded
Toimprovelifeforallarearesidents,the Shakopee Mdewakanton SiouxCommunity is an active member oftheScottCountyAssociationforLead-ershipandEfficiency (SCALE).Repre-sentativesfrom28localgovernmentsincluding the SMSC, Scott County,
local townships, schooldistricts, andcitiesinScottCountymakeupSCALE,whichmeetsmonthlytodiscusswaysto collaborate and share resourc-es and services. Greater efficienciesand leadership in public service areencouraged through enhanced com-
munication,collaborationofservices,and sharing of resources. SCALE hasaJointTrainingFacilityforpoliceandfiredepartmentswhichtheSMSChassupportedthroughoutitshistory,firstasaconcept in2002andwithdona-tionsstartingin2004.
TransportationPlanningTheSMSC isactively involved indis-cussions about transportation andtransit in theSouthMetroandnearthereservation.Someoftheprojectsunderconsiderationforthenextfewyearsinclude:•AnSMSC-fundedadditionallaneon Highway169southboundtoendat CountyRoad83,estimatedat$1.5 millionfordesignandconstruction•DevelopmentofCountyRoad83as aneconomiccorridor,including extendingthefourlanesfrom CountyRoad42toCountyRoad82•Anewfour-laneCountyRoad16•TheextensionofatrailonCounty Road21•TheextensionofValleyViewRoad throughSMSClands•TraildevelopmentatShakopee MemorialPark
UpdateonDonationstoFiveNeighboringCitiesandScottCounty
Since 2012 the SMSC and the governments of ScottCounty,PriorLake,andShakopeehavemetregularlyasan IntergovernmentalWorkingGroup (IWG) to identifyanddiscuss issuesof concern. The IWG serves as a fo-rumforenhancingintergovernmentalrelations,resolving
disputes,and joining inmutuallybeneficialcooperationinservicetolocalcitizens.TheIWGprovidesaplaceformeaningfuldiscussionasanalternativetolitigationwiththe intention that productive and respectful govern-ment-to-governmentrelationsbeconducted.
IntergovernmentalWorkingGroup
SCALE
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MPShasthreeAdvancedLifeSupportambulances and a staff of trainedparamedics to respond toemergen-cy situations. The ambulance crew,which consists of one paramedicandoneEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian, can perform advanced airway
techniques, take vital signs, inter-pret electrocardiograms, administeroxygen, give medications, start IVs,perform emergency obstetrics, andrespondtoalltypesoftrauma.
In fiscal year 2013,MPS EmergencyMedicalTechnicianshadfivedefibril-
lator “saves” where patients wereshockedwithadefibrillatorandhadtheir heart rhythm restored beforethey arrived at a local hospital. TheMPS“save”rateof83%thispastyearcompares to the standard national“save”rateof12%.
WhendeployedasaMobileMedicalUnit,mammogramsandhealthscreeningsareprimaryactivities.Inaddition,SMSCstaffaboardtheMobileUnitprovidedentalservices,visionservices,well-baby/childvisits,andadiabetesman-agementclinicwhenaneedisidentified.Duringmonthlyhealthscreeningevents,theMobileUnitprovidesservicestoSMSCCommunitymembers,SMSCemployees,andNa-tiveAmericanswholiveinScottCounty.Infiscalyear2013there were 818mammograms performed, bringing the
totalto5,240mammogramsperformedsinceoperationsbegan in 2007. Also in 2013, serviceswere provided to218dentalpatients;therewere61visionscreenings,and214patients had their cholesterol tested as theMobileUnittraveledtoareasaroundthestate.TheMobileUnitvisitedtheBoisForte,GrandPortage,andRedLakeRes-ervationsaswellas the IndianHealthBoardandNativeAmericanCommunityClinicsandotherlocations.
MdewakantonPublicSafety
Good Neighbor
Formorethan11years,theShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhasoperatedafull-time,professionalfireandambulancedepartment.Staffed24hoursaday,sevendaysaweeksincethefirestationopenedin2002,MdewakantonPublicSafety(MPS),formerlyMdewakantonEmergencyServices,standsbytohelplocalresidents,guests,andneighbors.MPSrespondsto150-250callsamonth,withthemajorityofthemmedicalresponses.Anaverageof60patientseachmontharetransportedtolocalhospitalsbyoneofthethreeambu-lancesstaffedbyparamedics.
ExplorersMPSoperatesanExplorerProgramforyouthages14–20yearsofage.Explor-ersaretrainedinCPR,firefighting,andemergency medical response. Com-munity service programs also provideopportunitiestogivebacktothelargercommunity. In addition, the ExplorersparticipatedintheGovernor’sFirePre-ventionDayCompetitionattheMinne-sotaStateFairandareresponsibleforkeeping the roadsides clean along anareaofCountyRoad42inPriorLake.
TrainingTobebetterpreparedforfutureemergencies,MdewakantonPublicSafetyconsistentlylooksfornewwaystotrainwithotherfiredepartmentsinthelocalarea.Theyparticipateintrainingexerciseswheretheypracticeneces-saryskills.
OnSeptember30th,aMulti-AgencyRescueTraining(MART)washeldattheScottCountySCALEtrainingfacilityinJordan.MPSjoinedotherlocaldepart-mentsastheStPaulFireDepartmentdemonstratedrescuetechniquesus-ingaMinnesotaStatePatrolhelicopterto“dropin”toascenetoconductarescue.Thesetechniquescanbeusedtosavelivesduringrescuesinvolvingdangerousordifficulttoaccessareaslikecrevasses,ditches,andriverbeds.
MPShasaninternaltrainingprogramtoinsurethatfirefightersandparamed-icsarefullypreparedtohandlevirtuallyanyemergencysituation.Theweeklytrainingshelphonetheirskillsandbuildmusclememorysothattheiractionsbecomeautomatic.Tomaintainahighlevelofcompetency,theypracticere-spondingtohazardousmaterialsincidents;water,ice,rope,highangle,andconfinedspace rescues;vehicularaccidents; ventilation;firefighter rescue;firesuppression;mockcrashes;andmedicalemergencyprocedures.
Theyalsoofferclassesforcertificationwhichareopentooutsideagencies:HazardousMaterials, Firefighter Iand II, andEmergencyMedical Services.MdewakantonPublicSafetyalsoprovidescustomizedtrainingforpoliceandfiredepartmentsandadditionalContinuingEducationClasses.
MutualAidMPS providesmutual aid to area de-partments, working to put out fires,train firefighters, and conduct searchandrescue.Infiscalyear2013,MPSre-spondedto80requestsformutualaid,includingalarge,multi-levelhousefireonOxfordRoad in ShakopeeonApril3rdandahousefireatatwinhomeininPriorLakeonApril18th.
SavingLives
MobileUnit
TheSMSCMobileUnitisbothamobilemedicalclinicandamobileincidentcommandcenter.Infiscalyear2013theMobileUnitwasdeployed78times:19forScottCountyPublicHealth;15fortribalandIndianhealthclinics;22 forSMSCtribalmembers,employees,andScottCountyNativeAmericans;ninedeploymentsatShakopeeWomen’sPrison;eightforotherhealthscreeningevents,andfiveincidentcommanddeployments.
ScottCountyPublicHealthDeploymentsThroughacollaborationbetweentheSha-kopee Mdewakanton Sioux Communityand the Scott County Public Health De-partment,adultandchildhealthscreen-ing, preventative health care, healthinformation,andassistancewithconnect-ingtoongoinghealthcareandotherlocalresourcesareprovidedaboardtheSMSCMobileUnit.Servicesarebroughtdirect-lytothoseinneedbyhavingtheclinicde-ploy to threedifferent locations inScottCountyidentifiedashavingalargepopu-lationofuninsuredandunderinsuredres-idents.Thiscollaborationprovidesaccesstohealthcare,healtheducation,andout-reachforservicestoresidentsofallages,cultures, ethnic groups, and languages.Mobile clinics are held in Scott CountyattheSavagePublicLibrary,theRussianEvangelical Baptist Church in Shakopee,andinJordan.
MobileUnitasIncidentCommandandMedicalSupportTheMobileUnit contains space and technical capabilities for tacticalplanningforcoordinatingservicesincaseofalarge-scaleeventoremer-gency.TheMobileUnit’semergencyresponsecomponentincludesra-dio, telephone,satellite,andvideorecordingof theemergencysceneasapartof thecommandcenter functions. Infiscalyear2013 itwasusedformedicalsupportandincidentcommandbyMdewakantonPub-licSafety incoordinationwithotherserviceproviders foreventssuchastheLakefrontMusicFest,theAmericanDiabetesAssociation’sMetroWalk,theTwinCitiesMarathon,andothers.
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UniversityofMinnesota
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In2010and2011theShakopeeMde-wakantonSiouxCommunityGamingEnterprise was named one of theTop Workplaces in the state basedonemployeesurveyscompletedandsubmitted in response toaStar Tri-bune project. At the SMSC GamingEnterprise in 2013,Mystic Lake Ca-sinoHotelandLittleSixCasinoteammembers participated in twowork-placesurveys,andtheGamingEnter-prisewas recognizedasa topplacetoworkinbothsurveys:•MinneapolisStar TribuneTopWork places2013programnamedthe GamingEnterpriseaNational StandardSetter.•Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s2013BestPlacestoWork namedtheGamingEnterpriseone ofthebestplacestoworkinthe TwinCities13-countymetropolitan area—placingitfourthinthelarge employercategory.
SomeofthebenefitsCommunityem-ployeesreceiveare:BlueCrossMedicalPlanDeltaDentalPlanFlexibleSpendingAccounts/HealthSavingsAccountBasicTermLifeInsuranceSupplementalTermLifeInsuranceShortandLongTermDisabilityInsuranceSMSCClinicsandHealthServicesEmployeeAssistanceProgramChildrenandFamilyServicesPersonalTimeOff(PTO)PaidBereavementLeavePaidJuryDutyLeave401(k)RetirementPlanPlayworksDiscountDakotah!SportandFitnessDiscountAdditionalEmployeeDiscountsMazopiyaDiscountOnsiteHealthandWellnessPrograms
Millionsofdollarsarepumpedintothearea’seconomyeachyearasa resultof theShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunity’s successful enterpris-
es. TheSMSCprovidesmuchneededemployment opportunities for Indianpeople and thousands of non-Indianpeoplefromthesurroundingarea.
TheSMSC isapowerfuleconomic in-fluence in the areas of employment,vendor purchases, construction, andvoluntary payments to other govern-ments.Forexample,morethan$154.5millionismadeinpaymentstovendorsannually forgoodsandservices,with172 of those vendors based in ScottCounty.Inaddition,theannualpayrollis$162.1millionfortribalenterprisesandthetribalgovernment,and$32.9million isspent inannualbenefitsforemployees. Total construction spend-ing since 1990 is more than $781.6million.
Thetribe’seconomicgrowthhasalsospurred growth in the communitiessurroundingthereservation,boostinggrowthinthehousingmarketandpro-videdeconomic growth to localmer-chants.
Partnerships
KodaEnergyKodaEnergyisajointpartnershipoftheSMSCandRahrMalting,a165-year-oldcompanyinShakopee.Thefacility,whichbeganop-erating inMay2009, is a combinedheat andpowerplantwhichgenerateselectricityandheatutilizingagriculturalbyproductsandgrownenergycrops.KodaEnergy,anenvironmentallyfriendlyen-ergyproject,isconsiderablycleanerthanacoalplant.Thisbiomassenergy generation project provides energy for Koda Energy andRahrMalting,withexcesssoldtoXcelEnergy.Theprojectgetsitsnamefromtheword“Koda”whichmeans“friend” intheDakotaLanguage.
The ten-year cooperative marketingagreement between Canterbury ParkHolding Corporation and the ShakopeeMdewakanton Sioux Community an-nouncedJune12,2012,hasindeedbeen“AWinningCombination.”BothCanter-bury and the SMSC Gaming Enterprisearepleasedwiththepartnershipwhichincludes:
• apurseenhancementprogramfundedbytheSMSC,acommitmenttotalingap-proximately$75millionover the lifeoftheagreement.
• new joint marketing opportunitiesbetween Canterbury Park and SMSC’sMystic Lake Casino Hotel totaling $8.5millionovertheten-yearagreement.
In2013CanterburyPark’s69-dayracingseasonwasthelongestsince2006,con-cludingwithgainsinaveragehandleandattendance. Off-track wagering dollarsbetonCanterburyracesatothertracksand through internet sites, increasedby46.7percentwhileaveragedailyon-trackwageringwasup4.8percent.Av-eragedailyattendancewas6,656,aCan-
terburyrecord.
According to Canterbury’sCEO Randy Sampson, Can-terbury was successful inimproving the quality oftheir racing product by at-tracting new stables andmore horses. Canterburyalso increasedtheirnation-al exposure and wageringhandle. For the first timeCanterbury’s 1,600 stallswere filled by racehors-
es, andpursesweremore thandoublewhattheywerein2011duetothejointpurseenhancementagreementwiththeSMSC. A record $12,453,268 in pursemoneywaspaidduringthe2013season.
SMSCGamingEnterpriseVice-Presidentof Marketing Kelley Thomes Ries de-clared,“ThepartnershipisgoingwellforbothusandCanterbury.It’sledtoarevi-talizationintheequineindustryinMin-nesotawithmanymorenewfoalsbeingborn.MysticLakesignage,includingthein-fieldToteBoard,wasinstalledin2013,andtheRedTrolleymademanyrunsbe-tweenCanterburyParkandMysticLake.The year 2013was anexciting year forallofus,andwelookforwardto2014.”
The Indian Horse Relay was added tocompletetheseasonandwashelpfulindrawing an enthusiastic crowd duringthefinalweekendofliveracing.Thisex-citing, daring display of showmanshipfeaturedAmerican Indianbareback rid-ersinregaliamountingandremountingquickly and dramatically as they racedaroundthetrack.
St.FrancisRegionalMedicalCenterA longstanding relationship between the ShakopeeMdewakanton Sioux Community and St. Francis Re-gional Medical Center of Shakopee, Minnesota, wasformalized through the signingof aMemorandumofUnderstanding inMay 2012. TheMOU establishes aworking partnership, calledWitaya Care, to improvethehealthandwellnessof SMSCmembers. Thegoalis to foster an environment that brings together thestrengths,resources,andexpertiseofeachentitytoac-tivelyimprovethecareandservicesprovidedbyboth.
AWinningCombination:MysticLakeandCanterburyPark
TheSMSCenterspartnershipswithlocalentitieswhenitistothebenefitofbothpartiesandmeetsgoalsthattheSMSCtribalmembersandBusinessCouncilhaveset.
TheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityhaveworkedtogetheronseveralimportantprojects,mostnotablyontheSMSCEndowedScholarshipatthe University which has provided scholarships to 151 stu-dents to date; theMinnesota Tribal Nations Plaza; and TCFBankStadium.Grantstotaling$14.5millionsupportedtheseprojects. SMSC members and Marketing Department staffworkedwiththeUniversityonthecontentanddesignofthe
Plaza.RepresentativesoftheSMSChelpedcreatetheguide-linesforthescholarshipandcontinuetositontheScholarshipSelectionCommittee.TheSMSChasalsodonatedmorethan$100,000totheUni-versityofMinnesotaCancerCenterandanother$96,435 tosupportotherprograms,research,andscholarships,suchas$20,000 in grants to the University ofMinnesota School ofDentistryforscholarshipsand$10,000foranepilepsystudy.
A small, federally recognized tribe responsible forprovidingservicesforitsmembers,theShakopeeMdewakantonSiouxCommunityisthelargestemployerinScottCounty.TheSMSCprovides jobswith good benefits for 4,147 employees. Em-ployeesworkatvariousenterprisesanddirectlyforthetribalgovernment.Enterprisesinclude:
SMSCGamingEnterprise(MysticLakeCasinoHotel,LittleSixCasino)
TheMeadowsatMysticLakeShakopeeDakotaConvenienceStores#1and#2
SMSCWaterBottlingDakotahMeadowsRVPark
DakotahMeadowsMiniStorageDakotah!SportandFitness
Dakotah!IceCenterPlayworks
PlayworksLINKEventCenterMysticLakeStoreatMallofAmerica
OrganicsRecyclingFacilityMazopiya
MdewakantonWozupi
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