The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community recently donated $5,000 to Loaves and Fishes of Minneapolis, a food shelf that provides meals at eight metro locations.

Another $1,000 went to the Centre for Asians and Pacific Islanders in Minneapolis, while another $1,000 donation went to Hunger Solutions of St. Paul. The tribe also made donations to the Emergency Foodshelf Network of New Hope.

Other SMSC donations in 2007 went to the Division of Indian Works, the Department of Indian Works and Dakota Baptist Church to support food shelves.