- Lower Sioux (Dakota) Indian Community
- PO Box 308
- Morton, MN 56270
- President: Jean Stacy
- Vice President: Lori Nelson
- Secretary: Maggy Harp
- Treasurer: Francine Unruh
- Assistant Secretary/Treasurer: Vacant
Summary:
The Lower Sioux Indian Community is located on the south side of the Minnesota River at the site of the U.S. Indian Agency and the Bishop Whipple Mission, a part of the original reservation established in the 1851 Treaty. It is in Redwood County, two miles south of Morton and six miles east of Redwood Falls. Across the river is the Birch Coulee battle site of the 1862 Sioux War.
The Community, for purposes of determining membership and qualifying for some services, has a service area 10 miles beyond the actual trust lands.
Jackpot Junction casino has 57 blackjack tables, 1,200 slots and other video games, offers a variety of food services and has nightly entertainment. A gas station and convenience store built in 1991 are adjacent to the casino. The Tribe owns the nearby Dakota Inn Motel with 122 rooms and swimming pool, an RV park, and a six-story hotel with convention center was built in 1996.
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