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A Makeover for a House Loaded with Memories

July 29, 2013 Tammi Schone, South Dakota Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Rural Development

Nellie Buckman is the daughter of a migrant worker. Growing up her family moved from place to place a lot. She never really had a place to call home until her adult years when she moved into a little tiny house that was originally from Igloo, South Dakota, which incidentally is located on the same...

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A USDA Grant Gets the Home Lights Burning for an Elderly Navajo Nation Couple

July 01, 2013 Dianna Jennings, USDA Arizona Special Projects Coordinator

Betty and Kee Acothley live miles off the beaten track in the former Bennett Freeze area on the Navajo Nation. Kee once tended thousands of head of sheep at the remote sheep camp he and his wife Betty call home. Now, at 80, he keeps only around 70 head. He and Betty, 79, follow the sheep on foot...

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During Homeownership Month, Nevada Celebration Brings Home Message of Community, Security, and Jobs

June 09, 2011 Kelly Clark, Nevada USDA Public Information Officer

On a chilly, gray morning, under the shadow of the still challenging Nevada economy, more than 70 people gathered in the beautiful Nevada State Capitol building to share with each other why it remains so important to keep the dream of homeownership alive. In the majestic and historic Old Assembly...

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USDA South Dakota State Director Discusses the Importance of USDA Programs to Native Americans During the National American Indian Council Convention

May 31, 2011 Tammi Schone, USDA South Dakota Public Information Officer

South Dakota Rural Development State Director Elsie M. Meeks addressed a crowd of nearly 500 attendees at the 37 th Annual National American Indian Council Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix, Arizona last week. This year’s theme was “Connect to the Past, Commit to the Future.” Meeks, an Oglala Sioux...

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