A statue of Chief Sakpe will soon be unveiled in downtown Shakopee. Chief Sakpe led the Mdewakanton Dakota village in the 1800s and is a descendent of Shakopee’s namesake.
The university says a Montana-based artist will sculpt the clay model live on campus and give a lecture about the process.
In the rotunda, Curtiss has a small rendition of what the full statue will look like, alongside a model of Joe Vandal’s head.