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    Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship Awardees
    • Jun 2
    • 2 min

    Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship Awardees

    Akiptan is excited to announce that we have awarded $55,000 in scholarships to 11 high school students who are pursuing a degree that...
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    Youth Agricultural Internship Opportunities Available Throughout Indian Country
    • May 31
    • 1 min

    Youth Agricultural Internship Opportunities Available Throughout Indian Country

    Akiptan is pleased to announce expanded youth programming that now includes summer internship opportunities for Native American youth....
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    Please join us in welcoming Carlton to the Akiptan team!
    • Apr 20
    • 1 min

    Please join us in welcoming Carlton to the Akiptan team!

    We are excited to introduce you to our Finance and Administration Officer, Carlton Underwood. As a member of he Northern Arapaho Tribe,...
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    Skya's Story: Annual Message
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    Skya's Story: Annual Message

    Hi there and happy New Year! Man, what a ride 2021 took us on. Reflecting back on the last year has left me with a lot of thoughts ings....
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    Introducing Kole and Lakota!
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Introducing Kole and Lakota!

    Akiptan is excited to introduce you to the newest members of our staff and board: Kole Fitzpatrick was recently hired on as a Loan...
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    Launching our Land Loan Products!
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Launching our Land Loan Products!

    Akiptan plans to meet more capital needs for Native ag producers. Akiptan is thrilled to announce our two new loan products designed to...
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    Increased Access to Capital
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Increased Access to Capital

    Akiptan raises loan limit to $250,000. Akiptan is excited to announce that we have raised the maximum amount of our loans from $100,000...
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    Growing Our Best Ideas
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Growing Our Best Ideas

    Grant award will support transformational ag lending models. This spring, Akiptan was awarded a Community Innovation Grant from the Bush...
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    Skya’s Story: Telling the Native Ag Story
    • Aug 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Skya’s Story: Telling the Native Ag Story

    A message from our Executive Director. Over the last couple of months, I have had the opportunity to raise awareness of our work, the...
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    Disaster Assistance for Producers Impacted by Drought
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Disaster Assistance for Producers Impacted by Drought

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing technical and financial assistance for drought recovery. Livestock Forage Disaster...
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    We've expanded our team to meet the growing demand for our programs!
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    We've expanded our team to meet the growing demand for our programs!

    We're glad to be growing our team and the services we offer across Indian Country. Let's welcome our newest staff members - Kristi...
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    Akiptan Welcomes Tomie Peterson to the Board
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Akiptan Welcomes Tomie Peterson to the Board

    The news broke last week about Zach Ducheneaux's new appointment as the USDA's Administrator of the Farm Service Agency. Zach was...
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    Looking Forward to 2021
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Looking Forward to 2021

    January 4th, 2021 Greetings! I hope this letter finds you well and that you had a safe, healthy and happy holiday season! As we have now...
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    Implementation of ProAg
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Implementation of ProAg

    Akiptan is happy to announce the implementation of ProAg’s software. This program allows clients to create their own account on our...
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    Perseverance & Resilience in Agriculture
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Perseverance & Resilience in Agriculture

    Growing up I always heard: “Maybe next year’s prices will be better, maybe next year the weather will be better, maybe next year we can...
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    Another Milestone
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Another Milestone

    Recently, Akiptan has received some exciting news and we are happy to share this with you all. Akiptan is now a Certified Native CDFI....
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    Year One Behind Us...
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Year One Behind Us...

    \We have officially hit our one year anniversary of being open for business. What a great year it has been!
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    The Long and Short of What we Do
    • Oct 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Long and Short of What we Do

    Akiptan is the Lakota word for “working together, in a cooperative effort.” At Akiptan we are always asked about what we do and how we do...
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    Our Growing Staff
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    Our Growing Staff

    Things have been very busy here at Akiptan the last month and we've been making some big changes. Our biggest news is that we hired our...
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    Career Opportunities
    • Jul 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    Career Opportunities

    Akiptan is seeking a Loan Officer in order to broaden the impact we are making in Indian Country and to better serve our producers.
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    ABOUT US

    Akiptan strives to provide fair financing to Native American Agriculture Operations throughout Indian Country.

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    PO Box 858

    412 S. Main St., Suite E

    Eagle Butte, SD 57625

     

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