New lender aims to boost access to credit for Native farmers, ranchers

Colliflower believes it saw him as a risky investment since — like many Native producers — he works on tribal land that he doesn’t own outright. “You can’t use that as collateral.Colliflower believes it saw him as a risky investment since — like many Native producers — he works on tribal land that he doesn’t own outright. “You can’t use that as collateral.