Mitakuyapi, The Lower Sioux Indian Community supports the Peaceful Protest for George Floyd and the continual social changes implicated with the Protest. We do want to also promote safety precautions to take to help us continue to stay safe, stay connected, and stop the spread. Here are some guidelines we have found to share with […]

May 29, 2020 Download and view the Second Amended Shelter in Place Order and Closure of Reservation and Businesses in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Click Here To Download (PDF)

To our Dental Patients, We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our “new” normal habits and routines. While many things have changed and as we navigate through the Covid-19 […]

Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, wholly owned and operated by the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota (“Jackpot”), will open its first phase to the public on June 1, 2020 with reduced gaming hours. Jackpot’s reduced gaming hours are available at www.jackpotjunction.com. All guests and employees will have their temperatures checked by no-contact […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2020 Contact: Teddy Tschann teddy.tschann@state.mn.us 651-402-8841 Minnesota to Offer Free COVID-19 Testing at Six Sites Across the State this Weekend [St. Paul, MN] – Minnesotans who need or want to be tested for COVID-19 will be able to access free testing at six National Guard Armory locations across Minnesota throughout […]

The Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota’s (“Community”) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) received voluntary notification of a potential exposure risk in the Community this previous weekend. Those individuals that were potentially exposed were notified by Health and Human Services and are voluntarily self-isolating in their homes. As part of our community response […]

Redwood County Public Health (Southwest Health & Human Services) was notified by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) of a person from Redwood County that tested positive for COVID-19.  This person is following all recommendations set by MDH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Tribal, state and local public health agencies work […]

RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER AND CLOSURE OF RESERVATION AND BUSINESSES IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHEREAS, the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota (the “Community”) is a duly organized and federally-recognized Indian Tribe under 25 U.S.C. § 5123, and is governed by the terms of a Constitution and […]