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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...
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Continuing a Family Tradition
Cheyenne Weston rejoins four-generations of cattle producers. After getting her degree and working in Rapid City for several years,...
Jun 22, 20212 min read


Starting on a Path of His Own
Bradyn Ward begins building his herd and his future. It’s 3:00pm, and Bradyn Ward (Cheyenne River Sioux) is getting off work at his...
May 10, 20212 min read


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...
Feb 22, 20211 min read


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...
Jan 4, 20212 min read


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...
Oct 5, 20201 min read


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...
Sep 23, 20202 min read


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....
Jul 21, 20201 min read


Year One Behind Us...
\We have officially hit our one year anniversary of being open for business. What a great year it has been!
Jan 6, 20202 min read


Lee McLean: The Transportation Side of Agriculture
Lee McLean resides on the Colville Reservation in Washington state on his family’s ranch. He has been brought up around agriculture and...
Jan 6, 20202 min read


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...
Oct 7, 20193 min read


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...
Sep 19, 20191 min read


Sakari Farms: Value-Added Ag in Indian Country
A huge part of agriculture is the production side, but an equally important part is the value added process as well. This success story...
Aug 6, 20192 min read


Tayla Thorstenson: A Young Lady's Road to Success.
To kick off our first ever success story, I think it’s important to talk about Akiptan’s first loan to a young lady who inspired the idea...
Jul 30, 20192 min read


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.
Jul 15, 20191 min read


AKIPTAN Update
AKIPTAN Akiptan is a Native American Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides loans and technical assistance to...
May 23, 20192 min read
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