Talk:Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

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Merger[edit]

I feel that the article Mystic Lake Casino should be merged with Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation as their is very little information pertaining to the casino and therefore, I do not feel that it is substantial enough to stand alone. T. White 09:15, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Theoretically they could each stand on their own, but in their current state I support a merge. -Ravedave ^{(help name my baby)} 15:55, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The name of the hotel/casino?[edit]

Could someone verify that the Mystic Lake name of the casino and hotel is named after the man-made lake? Here I thought it was a translation of Mde Wakan, which is the name of Mille Lacs Lake in the Dakota language, to which the Mdewakantonwan are named after, and which the Shakopee-Mdewakanton Sioux Community is one of its successors. CJLippert 22:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My understanding is that the band is indeed named for Mille Lacs, which in Dakota is either "Spirit Lake" or "Mystic Lake." I had initially thought that Mystic Lake was their name for Prior Lake, which is near the rez, but I have been corrected by one who claims to have authoritative knowledge.Spottacus 21:50, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Mdewakanton.gif[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:27, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:MysticLake.gif[edit]

Image:MysticLake.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal[edit]

Just stumbled upon the stub named Sioux Tribe of Minnesota, which apparently refers to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. The name "Sioux Tribe of Minnesota" is not the current name of the tribe, and the piece is a unreferenced stub, so it seems logical to merge into this better-named, better-developed article. -Uyvsdi (talk) 22:43, 29 December 2013 (UTC)Uyvsdi[reply]

Merger[edit]

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The name of the hotel/casino?[edit]

Fair use rationale for Image:Mdewakanton.gif[edit]

Fair use rationale for Image:MysticLake.gif[edit]

Merge proposal[edit]