Jun 22 minOkhíčhaŋye Scholarship AwardeesAkiptan is excited to announce that we have awarded $55,000 in scholarships to 11 high school students who are pursuing a degree that...
May 311 minYouth Agricultural Internship Opportunities Available Throughout Indian CountryAkiptan is pleased to announce expanded youth programming that now includes summer internship opportunities for Native American youth....
Apr 201 minPlease 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,...
Jan 113 minSkya's Story: Annual MessageHi 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....
Dec 16, 20211 minIntroducing 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...
Nov 24, 20211 minLaunching 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...
Oct 21, 20211 minIncreased Access to CapitalAkiptan raises loan limit to $250,000. Akiptan is excited to announce that we have raised the maximum amount of our loans from $100,000...
Aug 18, 20212 minGrowing Our Best IdeasGrant award will support transformational ag lending models. This spring, Akiptan was awarded a Community Innovation Grant from the Bush...
Aug 10, 20212 minSkya’s Story: Telling the Native Ag StoryA message from our Executive Director. Over the last couple of months, I have had the opportunity to raise awareness of our work, the...
Jul 20, 20211 minDisaster Assistance for Producers Impacted by DroughtThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing technical and financial assistance for drought recovery. Livestock Forage Disaster...
Jul 7, 20211 minWe'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...
Feb 22, 20211 minAkiptan Welcomes Tomie Peterson to the BoardThe news broke last week about Zach Ducheneaux's new appointment as the USDA's Administrator of the Farm Service Agency. Zach was...
Jan 4, 20212 minLooking Forward to 2021January 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...
Oct 5, 20201 minImplementation of ProAgAkiptan is happy to announce the implementation of ProAg’s software. This program allows clients to create their own account on our...
Sep 23, 20202 minPerseverance & Resilience in AgricultureGrowing 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...
Jul 21, 20201 minAnother MilestoneRecently, Akiptan has received some exciting news and we are happy to share this with you all. Akiptan is now a Certified Native CDFI....
Jan 6, 20202 minYear One Behind Us... \We have officially hit our one year anniversary of being open for business. What a great year it has been!
Oct 7, 20193 minThe Long and Short of What we DoAkiptan 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...
Sep 19, 20191 minOur Growing StaffThings 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...
Jul 15, 20191 minCareer OpportunitiesAkiptan is seeking a Loan Officer in order to broaden the impact we are making in Indian Country and to better serve our producers.