| Summary: | Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel is located on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, near Hankinson, North Dakota. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Band is a subdivision of the eastern or Dakotah Indians. Although it is located primarily in South Dakota, the reservation has some land in North Dakota, where the casino is located. The casino's seven torches represent the Seven Council Fires, or major bands, of the Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Nation. to a cafe and dance hall. ]t was on Belcourt's main street that the college later purchased and renovated several old buildings and as funding became available built a series of primarily metal buildings. In May 1999, the college moved to a new campus and a new facility. The new facility is located two-and-a-half miles north of Belcourt. Trees and vegetation surround the new site that overlooks Belcourt Lake. TMCC's new main campus includes a 105,000 square-foot building located on an approximately 123-acre site. The new facility includes state of the art technology, a fiscal area, general classrooms, science, mathematics and engineering classrooms and labs, library and archives, learning resource centers, faculty area, student services area, gymnasium and mechanical systems. A new auditorium with seating capacity for 1,000 opened in 2003. The former main campus in Belcourt has 12 buildings that provide 66,000 square feet of space. Both campuses are being used for college or community use. The two campuses house all college functions with the exception of some off-campus community responsive training programs. TMCC is a commuter campus and maintains no residence halls. Since its beginning, the college has grown from a fledgling institution serving less than 60 students per year, to its current status of serving over 650 full-time equivalents and approximately 250 pre-college adults. TMCC has demonstrated success in enrolling and graduating students, and it serves the tribal community by improving all levels of educational achievement of tribal members and public and private economic sustainability of Turtle Mountain Chippewa. Chapter Seven -Tribal-State Relationships 467
|
|---|