Akiptan is happy to introduce our team of people who are helping make a change in Indian Ag Finance. This month, we are highlighting our...

The Akiptan team welcomed our 2023 intern this past summer, Sara Collins. She joined three additional interns from the Zuni Youth...

Akiptan is pleased to announce that we have awarded 14 scholarships from the Okhíčhaŋye Scholarship Program (O-KHI-CHAN-YE - the Lakota...

On March 28th, 2023, Akiptan hosted its first Owóžu (pronounced oh-woh-juh, meaning garden in Lakota) Program. Akiptan’s Owóžu Program...

Akiptan is pleased to introduce our team of people who are helping make a change in Indian Ag Finance. This month, we are highlighting...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Akiptan as an intermediary lender through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP),...

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...