2023 Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship Awardees
Akiptan is pleased to announce that we have awarded 14 scholarships from the Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship Program (O-KHI-CHAN-YE - the Lakota...
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- Jul 26
- 3 min
Akiptan’s Owóžu (Garden) Program
On March 28th, 2023, Akiptan hosted its first Owóžu (pronounced oh-woh-juh, meaning garden in Lakota) Program. Akiptan’s Owóžu Program...
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- Jul 6
- 4 min
Employee Highlight: Kole Fitzpatrick, Loan Officer
Akiptan is pleased to introduce our team of people who are helping make a change in Indian Ag Finance. This month, we are highlighting...
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- May 18
- 2 min
Heirs’ Property Relending Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Akiptan as an intermediary lender through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP),...
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- Apr 26
- 6 min
Meet our Staff: Dawn E. LeBeau, Program Officer
Akiptan is proud to bring you the team of people who are helping to make a change in Indian Ag Finance. This month we are highlighting...
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- Feb 16
- 2 min
Akiptan announces 2022 Native Agriculture Market Study
Akiptan, a Native CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) located in Eagle Butte,South Dakota, received funding through the...
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- Jan 30
- 2 min
Akiptan welcomes new staff member
Tiffany Moore joints the Akiptan team as a Program Officer. Tiffany Moore is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. She...
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- Jan 10
- 3 min
Financing the Native Ag Ecosystem
Where do I even begin! 2022 has been, yet again, another record year for us here at Akiptan. Our organizational growth has been largely...
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- Jan 3
- 1 min
Our 2023 Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship is now open
Twenty scholarships will be awarded to Native American high school seniors. Akiptan is pleased to announce our 2023 Okhíčhaŋye...
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- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
Our Team Continues to Grow!
We are pleased to announce the recent growth of our team here at Akiptan. Please join us in welcoming new staff members helping to make a...
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Introducing Our New Board Members
Akiptan is excited to introduce you to the newest members of our board: Zachary Ilbery is the Agricultural Education Instructor and FFA...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Thank you James McCuen for your commitment to the Native Agriculture Industry!
Akiptan had a chance to sit down to visit with retiring Board Member Mr. James McCuen as he moves into retiring from his work within the...
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- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Akiptan receives 2022 Native CDFI Catalyst Award
The Native CDFI Awards honor and support Native CDFIs that are creating opportunity and promoting self-sovereignty in Indian Country...
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- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
Internship 2022 Highlight
Reflecting with our Summer Intern Mackenzie Akiptan successfully closed out our Summer 2022 Internship Program on August 30th, 2022. We...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Please join us in welcoming Chelsey to the Akiptan team!
We are excited to introduce you to our Loan Administrator, Chelsey Lecompte. As a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Chelsey grew...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $45 Million to Grow the Indigenous Finance Sector
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $45 Million to Grow the Indigenous Finance Sector in Montana, North Dakota, South...
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- Aug 31, 2022
- 5 min
Employee Highlight: Melissa Swan, Senior Loan Officer
Akiptan is proud to bring you the team of people who are helping to make a change in Indian Ag Finance. This month we are highlighting...
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- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
Please join us in welcoming Roni and Mackenzie to the Akiptan team!
Roni Rae Daly is Lakota and Chippewa Cree. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and remains on her homelands of the...
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- Jun 2, 2022
- 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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- May 31, 2022
- 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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