The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community The The The Shakopee Shakopee Shakopee Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Sioux Sioux Sioux Community Community Community (SMSC) owns and operates Hoċokata tribe’s (SMSC) (SMSC) (SMSC) owns owns owns and and and operates operates operates Hoċokata Hoċokata Hoċokata Ṫi, Ṫi, Ṫi, the Ṫi, the the the tribe’s tribe’s tribe’s cultural center and gathering space that also features cultural cultural cultural center center center and and and gathering gathering gathering space space space that that that also also also features features features a exhibit and gift shop. a public a a public public public exhibit exhibit exhibit and and and gift gift gift shop. shop. shop. The building opened in with the mission The The The building building building opened opened opened in 2019 in in 2019 2019 2019 with with with the the the mission mission mission to to to to sustain Mdewakanton Dakota culture and enhance sustain sustain sustain Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Dakota Dakota Dakota culture culture culture and and and enhance enhance enhance the public’s knowledge of Mdewakanton Dakota the the the public’s public’s public’s knowledge knowledge knowledge of the of of the the the Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Dakota Dakota Dakota people and their history. Hoċokata Ṫi been widely people people people and and and their their their history. history. history. Hoċokata Hoċokata Hoċokata Ṫi has Ṫi Ṫi has has has been been been widely widely widely acclaimed for its unique design, detailed exhibit, acclaimed acclaimed acclaimed for for its for its unique its unique unique design, design, design, detailed detailed detailed exhibit, exhibit, exhibit, and as a Native American cultural center. The and and and as a as as model a a model model model Native Native Native American American American cultural cultural cultural center. center. center. The The The building’s interior and exterior design elements were building’s building’s building’s interior interior interior and and and exterior exterior exterior design design design elements elements elements were were were painstakingly chosen to and represent the painstakingly painstakingly painstakingly chosen chosen chosen to reflect to to reflect reflect reflect and and and represent represent represent the the the SMSC’s Dakota culture and customs. SMSC’s SMSC’s SMSC’s Dakota Dakota Dakota culture culture culture and and and customs. customs. customs. Visitors to Ṫi discover Dakota history Visitors Visitors Visitors to Hoċokata to to Hoċokata Hoċokata Hoċokata Ṫi can Ṫi Ṫi can can can discover discover discover Dakota Dakota Dakota history history history when checking out the award-winning public when when when checking checking checking out out out the the the award-winning award-winning award-winning public public public exhibit, Mdewakanton: Dwellers of Spirit Lake exhibit, exhibit, exhibit, Mdewakanton: Mdewakanton: Mdewakanton: Dwellers Dwellers Dwellers of the of of the the the Spirit Spirit Spirit Lake Lake Lake . . . . The experience provides guests with a better The The The experience experience experience provides provides provides guests guests guests with with with a better a a better better understanding of lifeways through understanding understanding understanding of Mdewakanton of of Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakanton lifeways lifeways lifeways through through through artifacts, audio and visual interactive elements, and artifacts, artifacts, artifacts, audio audio audio and and and visual visual visual interactive interactive interactive elements, elements, elements, and and and educational displays. Additionally, guests can check educational displays. Additionally, guests can check educational educational displays. displays. Additionally, Additionally, guests guests can can check check out the gift shop a variety of goods out out out the the the gift gift gift shop shop shop for for for a for wide a a wide wide wide variety variety variety of unique of of unique unique unique goods goods goods from Native artists and businesses that are perfect from Native artists and businesses that perfect for from from Native Native artists artists and and businesses businesses that that are are are perfect perfect for for for anyone. Hoċokata Ṫi also hosts several public events anyone. anyone. anyone. Hoċokata Hoċokata Hoċokata Ṫi also Ṫi Ṫi also also hosts hosts hosts several several several public public public events events events throughout the year. Plan your visit at hocokatati.org throughout the year. Plan your visit at throughout throughout the the year. year. Plan Plan your your visit visit at hocokatati.org at hocokatati.org hocokatati.org . . . . PUBLIC EXHIBIT PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC EXHIBIT EXHIBIT EXHIBIT Explore Dakota history and heritage Explore Explore Explore Dakota Dakota Dakota history history history and and and heritage heritage heritage through a experience that through through through a multisensory a a multisensory multisensory multisensory experience experience experience that that that traces the roots, culture, language, traces traces traces the the the roots, roots, roots, culture, culture, culture, language, language, language, and lifeways of Mdewakanton and and and lifeways lifeways lifeways of the of of the the the Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakanton people, past and present. people, people, people, past past past and and and present. present. present. Sit Sit Sit within Sit within within within a a a a traditional Dakota tipi, view artifacts, traditional traditional traditional Dakota Dakota Dakota tipi, tipi, tipi, view view view artifacts, artifacts, artifacts, touch the hides of traditionally touch touch touch the the the hides hides hides of animals of of animals animals animals traditionally traditionally traditionally hunted Dakota people, learn hunted hunted hunted by by by the by the the the Dakota Dakota Dakota people, people, people, learn learn learn Dakota terms, and much more. Dakota Dakota Dakota terms, terms, terms, and and and much much much more. more. more. GIFT SHOP GIFT GIFT GIFT SHOP SHOP SHOP Check out a of Check Check Check out out out a variety a a variety variety variety of one-of-a-kind of of one-of-a-kind one-of-a-kind one-of-a-kind items from more than items items items from from from more more more than than than 70 70 70 Native 70 Native Native Native artists and Native-owned businesses, artists artists artists and and and Native-owned Native-owned Native-owned businesses, businesses, businesses, including art, books, hand-crafted including including including art, art, art, books, books, books, hand-crafted hand-crafted hand-crafted jewelry, home goods, and jewelry, jewelry, jewelry, home home home goods, goods, goods, and and and so so so much so much much much more. With an ever-changing selection more. more. more. With With With an an ever-changing an ever-changing ever-changing selection selection selection of products, the gift shop always of new of of new new new products, products, products, the the the gift gift gift shop shop shop always always always has something new and exciting! has has has something something something new new new and and and exciting! exciting! exciting! Owned and operated the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Owned Owned Owned and and and operated operated operated by by by the by the Shakopee the Shakopee Shakopee Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Mdewakanton Sioux Sioux Sioux Community Community Community HOCOKATATI.ORG HOCOKATATI.ORG HOCOKATATI.ORG
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