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Article: SMSC Supports Pow Wows Across Indian Country
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- September 10, 2008
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The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community supports cultural celebrations throughout Indian Country with donations to local events. In fiscal year 2008 the SMSC donated a total of $94,150 to 77 Pow Wows mostly in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
A Wacipi or Pow Wow is a traditional Native American cultural celebration where the generations gather to socialize, dance, and sing. In the Dakota Language, the word "Wacipi" [wah-chee-pee] means "they dance." Often held over a weekend, a Wacipi is filled with Native American songs and dances, singers with ...