The Crow Creek Fresh Food Initiative was awarded $37,500 in grant funds through the Native American Food Systems Initiative by First Nations Development Institute.  This is the third award Hunkpati Investments has received from First Nations in support of a community garden and youth workforce program on the Crow Creek Reservation.  Due to the continued […]

Gilbert “Ray” Pickner has been fixing machinery practically his whole life.  He recently has found a new way to use his talents, G&R’s Repair Service.  Ray opened G&R’s Repair Service, a small engine and auto repair shop, last year with the help of Hunkpati Investments.  Ray graduated Hunkpati Investments’ Indianpreneurship classes and received an equity […]

Hunkpati Investments hosted a Chili Cook-off and Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 11am-2pm at the Boys and Girls Club in Fort Thompson, SD. The event was the last Crow Creek Farmer’s Market of the season. Whitney Jandreau, Youth Program and Community Garden Coordinator, oversaw the Chili Cook-Off and food vendors while Elaine […]

Ft. Thompson, SD – September 24, 2012 – The Crow Creek Asset Building Okodakiciyapi, a collaborative of community partners, facilitated a summer savings program in which 20 youth, ages 6-13, saved a total of $4,020 in order to achieve their financial goals of purchasing a bicycle or laptop. The program combined financial education lessons with […]

Hunkpati Investments, a Native CDFI on the Crow Creek Reservation, received a $50,000 grant from the CITI Foundation.  This grant will support their credit builder program, providing lending capital for credit builder loans and financial support for Credit Builder classes and curriculum.  The credit builder program provides small loans of up to $2,500 to pay […]

The Crow Creek Community Garden is back for a second year!  Thanks to continued support from First Nations Development Institute and South Dakota State University Extension, the Crow Creek Fresh Food Initiative is working to support fresh produce and healthy habits on Crow Creek.  Hunkpati Investments hired six local teenagers to help tend the garden […]

Helen Pomani of Fort Thompson won this month’s Buy Local prize, and she most definitely deserved it.  These prizes—art and gift certificates at local businesses— are on display at Shelby’s Convenience Store for at least a month before the prize is drawn.  Using her Hunkpati Investments’ Buy Local Business Directory, Helen visited three new Crow […]

It is our great pleasure to announce to you all that as of today, Hunkpati Investments is now Certified by the US Department of the Treasury.  We are very pleased to join the other approximately 70 Native CDFIS in the United States who share this great distinction.  To achieve certification, Hunkpati had to prove that […]

For the second year, the Crow Creek Community Garden has produced a bumper crop of vegetables.  The garden, which is located next to Crow Creek Elementary School, survived late frosts and summer flooding to provide fresh squash, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, radishes, and beets for members of the Crow Creek community.  In addition, a small orchard […]

From August 19th to 21st, Hunkpati Investments hosted its first annual Art Market at the Crow Creek Pow-wow. Nine artists from Crow Creek and Lower Brule gathered together to sell their goods just outside the pow-wow grounds. The goods on display included star quilts, beaded jewelry, handmade leather purses, fine art prints and originals, and […]