'Is there a secret handshake I don't know? A password? What is it?' 'What do I need to get enrolled?' David Crooks asked. In Minnesota, who qualifies as a Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota is a million-dollar question.Īs a member of the tiny tribe that owns Mystic Lake Casino, vice chairman Glynn Crooks makes about $36,000 every two weeks from his share of casino profits - or about $935,000 a year.But his cousin David Crooks was rejected for tribal membership, and lives modestly in south Minneapolis.
