Four Bands loses millions in grants for farmers and ranchers

The nonprofit Four Bands Community Fund has lost millions of dollars after the federal government pulled grants designed to help underserved farmers and ranchers.The Eagle Butte-based organization planned to use its funds to provide loans to people on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.“It was going to help them purchase land,” said Lakota Vogel, the fund’s executive direc...

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