"I was honored to attend the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Annual Homebuyers Fair on June 20, 2012 in Sisseton, South Dakota. Although the previous evening and early morning rain saturated the ground, it didn’t stop the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate from having a successful event. June is homeownership month, and USDA Rural Development was on-site at the fair to remind rural residents of the opportunities to purchase, repair and refinance homes in rural areas.

In conjunction with the Homebuyers Fair, a tour of the Tribe’s Lake Traverse Reservation was held that included a variety of stops that highlighted the tribe’s infrastructure improvements. I was pleased to see that through the steadfast efforts of Tribal and USDA Rural Development staff, the tribe has successfully utilized many of Rural Development’s programs, including a recent $32 million direct Community Facility loan being used to construct the Tribe’s new Administration Building, slated for completion in June of 2013."

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