Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Committed to being a good neighbor and good steward of the earth, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has partnered with Scott County to offer a free residential food waste drop-off program for county residents. By collecting and composting food scraps from your kitchen, you can reduce greenhouse gases and help create nutrient-rich soil amendments. Do your part to be more environmentally friendly, starting with organics recycling at home. Together we can keep organics out of the trash—and put this waste to better use!
Committed to being a good neighbor and good steward of the earth, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has partnered with Scott County to offer a free residential food waste drop-off program for county residents. By collecting and composting food scraps from your kitchen, you can reduce greenhouse gases and help create nutrient-rich soil amendments. Do your part to be more environmentally friendly, starting with organics recycling at home. Together we can keep organics out of the trash—and put this waste to better use!





![Welcome to the Shakopee Mdwewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)
www.shakopeedakota.org. Our Community Members welcome you to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC).
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe formally organized under federal reservation status in 1969. Tribal members are direct lineal descendants of Mdewakanton Dakota people who resided in villages near the banks of the lower Minnesota River. Chief Sakpe, [Shock-pay], which means “number six” in the Dakota language, was leader of a village that was located near what is today the town of Shakopee, which was named after him. The SMSC presently owns more than 3,760 acres of land, all of which are located within or near the original 250-acre reservation established for the Tribe in the 1880s. Of that amount only 1,843 acres are held in trust by the federal government, protecting it forever from loss, theft, or swindle. Tribal lands are located in Prior Lake and Shakopee, Minnesota, located in Scott County. Welcome to the Shakopee Mdwewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SDYXqe60594/mqdefault.jpg)




