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Cathy Wurzer
Shakopee, Minn.

The Chairman of the Mdewakanton Sioux talks about his community

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Stanley Crooks
Stanley Crooks, photographed Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, is the tribal chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the US Dakota War of 1862 and Governor Mark Dayton is calling for a Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation. Stanley Crooks, Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community talks with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about the war's legacy and the future of his people.

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Stanley Crooks
Stanley Crooks, photographed Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, is the tribal chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson