SMSC, Minnesota Hockey Launch Learn-to-Skate Workshops

PRIOR LAKE, MN – Indigenous youth and families across Minnesota will have new opportunities to learn to skate this winter through a partnership between the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and Minnesota Hockey. The partnership will offer four free Indigenous Family Learn-to-Skate workshops supported by a grant from the SMSC’s IndigeFit Kids campaign. Each workshop will accommodate approximately 40 participants and include small-group skating instruction, free skates and helmets, a meal and cultural activities focused on Indigenous traditions and connections to hockey. Registration is open for the first workshop, scheduled for Nov. 1 at Dakotah! Ice Center in Prior Lake.

Source: Indian Gaming