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Shakopee Tribe shares wealth with Indian Country
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota is continuing to share its financial success with Indian Country.
The tribe's latest grant is $808,473 to the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. The Poncas will use the money for debt reduction and economic development. Previously, the Shakopees gave the Poncas a $100,000 grant to help out with an environmental lawsuit.
The Shakopee Tribe also made recent grants to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe of Minnesota ($1,000,000) for casino construction; the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota ($1,000,000) for economic development; the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota ($1,000,000) for an elderly housing complex; the Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota ($750,000) for infrastructure development; the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska ($800,000) for community improvements and tribal programs; the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota ($750,000) for housing initiatives; and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ($250,000) for an indoor aquatic center, according to The Native American Times.
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Sioux reach across state lines, help Oklahoma tribe
(The Native American Times 2/7)
Relevant Links:
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community -
http://www.shakopeedakota.org
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