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612 370 1378 P.07/11 AUG-01-1995 16'49 BRed . The Conflict lasted Gix _eks. Hundreds of 'MIiles and Indians were killed. The Oalcota _re . both friendly and hostlle 10 lIle wtlUes during lI'le UpriSing. They were rounded up and PUI in prison camps at Fort Snelling and Manlcato, with several hundred Oekllla sentenced 10 death. Thirty-4ighl wetIl actually hung In Oec:ember 1862. With lIl8 remaining 0ak0Ia sent to PrillOl1s in Iowa end to other lands in South Dakola and N8llrI.ka. During the Uprls[ng. DlIkota also lied _stto Dakota Ternlor)' and 10 ClInada A small numwot Dakota 5l8yed in MinnelOhI after the conflict of which Prairie Island ..... one of the areas where thay _e loc:ated. In response to the Conflict, the Unilad Sltues Conllres:; passecl an ad on February 16. 1863 abrogallng all Irealies with the Dakota of Mi~ becauae of the hostitiUes of 1862. A month later on March 3. 1863. Conpress Passed an act removing ltla Dakota, disposing of lheir lands and setting other land$ aside for them. SubSequent Acts of Congress in the late 1 BOOs prOVided fOr suppties to be PlJI'CI'lasecr, lands fa be purchased and otner lteaty Obligations to be mel for the Dakota. After lhe Uprising. Prairie ISland was organized as e community rather than a reservation. The firalland purchase for present Prairie l$land Indian Community WliS May 30, 1869. In 1936, the Prairie Island Indillt1 COmmunity organized under the Indian R~lion Act of 19~. creating a Constitution and By.laws. Today the Community is gO\fllrned by a five memb&l' elected Tribal COUl'leil. The Community's land base is approximalely 600 acres. with approximately 490 enmlled members in lotal; half of the IIlenlaers are under the age of 18. - AlmOSI half of the land base is onlhe tlOOdplain. Enrolled members rive on and off the land base of the Communny. - The Community is an illano fOnnlld as the VElrInillion Riyer meets the Mi$lissippi RiYer. There is - limited ingreS$/egress on lhe Island. In the lasl two to three decades. the nUClear power 9en8l'8ting plant end . U. S. Amly Corps of Engineers Jock and dam were placid on the iSland next 10 the CommUl'llty, Also, a nine fOOt navigation channel was created ne)lt to the island, - . active railrOad transportation lines eut across lne isl.nd and the City of Red Wing annexed Ine area around the Communitys IlIt1d !lase, during the same time perloct The nuc:lear power - generating plant is loCiIIlecf with Ihree bloc:Jcs of residerllial -., of the Community. High YOltaae POwer lines run through the Community. The 1994 Minnesota legislalure 'IOted to permit tile - CC!mpany. which operates lIle nudear power planl, to store up fa 17 casks of &pent nuclear fuel on · pad next to the power plant One cask has Daen filled .nd pl.ced on the pad. When the - rOd( and dam was created IlInd was floodecl, including burial mounds. All these extlltnally initiated ac:tions aerve to limit the Community's ability to provide adequate services to tile tribal I members al our c:urrenlloQ8tion. The main tribal business enterpriH is Treasure ISland Ca,il1ll and Bingo. The 8tllerptis. I emptoys epprcldmalely 1400 tmployee. from the Community and surrounding areas. The enterprise generales millions of dollers annuatly in laa: I'eIflInues to the slate and federal government in payroll faxes. ClOSe to 200 new businesses have grown from the creation of the Casino oparation. PrOC88ds from tile "ibal business enterprise provides inccme nol only to I enrolled members of the Community but also revenue for eCOnomic development. education of enrolled members. home loana, health beneflls 10 enrOlled members, charitable contribution to Ilolh Indian and non-Indian organlzalions and building of tnfrastruc:ture (W8I&I''-r projects). I M9rnbel'1 of the Community actively mainr.in their Dekola IlItlgUSge end culture. The Community holds annual wacipi in tha summer and winter. The Commuttity will open irs own chilrter ~00l in tha fall of 1995 for grades K-12. wilh an adult learning center, also. The I Dilkola language and culture will be en integral pan of lhe CUfrieutum. RATIONAl.E FOR PROcUREMENT OF TWIN CInes ARMY AMMUNITION' PlANT: I. 2 I I