THIS COMMUNITY OF SIOUX ARE IN SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THEY ONLY HAD 338 PERSONS ON THE RESERVATION. THEY NOW HAVE A CASINO AND HOTEL WHICH PRIVIDES MONEY FOR THE TRIBE. A MYSTIC LAKE IS A MAN- MADE LAKE HERE. THEY HAVE NO ALCOHOL HERE! THE UNIVERSITY MINNEAPOLIS HAS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.
THIS TRIBE IS FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED IN 1969. THEIR MEMBERS ARE DESCENDANTS OF MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA FOLKS WHO LIVE NEAR THE LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER. THEY OWN OVER 300 ACRES NEAR THEIR ORIGINAL 1880 LANDS. ABOUT 1600 ARE ARE HELD BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THEY HAVE A FULLL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, LAND ADMINISTRATION, VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, AND MAINTENANCE OF OTHER SERVICES.
MILLIONS ARE PUT INTO THEIR ECONOMY EACH YEAR AS A RESULT OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. THE SIOUX COMMUNITY IS THE AREA'S LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE COUNTY.
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