Indigenous Governance Database

Building a More Sustainable Future on Cheyenne River

Producer
Four Bands Community Fund
Year

This brief video showcases five of Four Bands Community Fund's loan clients who have used their loan proceeds to advance green and social entrepreneur concepts on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.

community development financial institution (CDFI)
citizen entrepreneurship
diversified economy
economic diversification
economic self-sufficiency
financial assistance
private sector development
Native Nations
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Topics
Citizenship/Membership
Economic and Community Development
Small Business
Citation

Four Bands Community Fund. "Building a More Sustainable Future on Cheyenne River." Four Bands Community Fund. Eagle Butte, South Dakota. 2013. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zhsco4JocE#t=51, accessed March 14, 2023)

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Building a More Sustainable Future on Cheyenne River

This brief video showcases five of Four Bands Community Fund's loan clients who have used their loan proceeds to advance green and social entrepreneur concepts on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.