The name comes from the Dakota Śakpe meaning 'Six.' According to tribal histories, the very first 'Shakpe' was called that because he was the sixth child of a set of sextuplets. 'Little Six') may refer to one of at least three Mdewakanton Dakota leaders who lived in the area that became Minnesota from the late 18th century through 1865. Shakopee or Chief Shakopee ( Dakota language: Sakpedan, lit.
Hereditary line of Mdewakanton Dakota chiefs
