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Official Tribal Name: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
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Recognition Status: Federally Recognized
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Mdewakanton, meaning “those who were born of the waters.”
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Dakota, Minnesota Sioux
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Dakota is often reported as meaning “ally or friend,” but this is incorrect. The real definition of Dakota/Nakota/Lakota is “those who consider themselves kindred.” See this detailed explanation of Sioux Names.
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Reservations: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land
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Sioux Chiefs & Famous People:
Arthur Amiotte, (Oglala Lakota)-Painter, Sculptor, Author, Historian
Bryan Akipa, flutist (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)
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Descendants Remember Battle of Little Big Horn
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