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...

Akiptan, a Native CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) located in Eagle Butte,South Dakota, received funding through the...

Tiffany Moore joints the Akiptan team as a Program Officer. Tiffany Moore is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. She...

Where do I even begin! 2022 has been, yet again, another record year for us here at Akiptan. Our organizational growth has been largely...

Twenty scholarships will be awarded to Native American high school seniors. Akiptan is pleased to announce our 2023 Okhíčhaŋye...

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...

Akiptan is excited to introduce you to the newest members of our board: Zachary Ilbery is the Agricultural Education Instructor and FFA...

Danny and Mandy Plainfeather live and operate their ranch on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Mandy grew up helping her mom and dad on...

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...

The Native CDFI Awards honor and support Native CDFIs that are creating opportunity and promoting self-sovereignty in Indian Country...

Reflecting with our Summer Intern Mackenzie Akiptan successfully closed out our Summer 2022 Internship Program on August 30th, 2022. We...

We are excited to introduce you to our Loan Administrator, Chelsey Lecompte. As a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Chelsey grew...

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $45 Million to Grow the Indigenous Finance Sector in Montana, North Dakota, South...

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...

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...

Maggie Jo Matt is a 4th generation cattle rancher achieving her dreams

Akiptan is excited to announce that we have awarded $55,000 in scholarships to 11 high school students who are pursuing a degree that...

Akiptan is pleased to announce expanded youth programming that now includes summer internship opportunities for Native American youth....

We are excited to introduce you to our Finance and Administration Officer, Carlton Underwood. As a member of he Northern Arapaho Tribe,...

William & Justine Kougl completely transform traditional cattle ranching business. William (Cheyenne River Sioux) and Justine Kougl had...