by Heather Steinberger | Apr 29, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
Once again, the local Dairy Queen is planning its popular “Sweet Tooth for Youth” fundraising event to benefit the Cheyenne River Youth Project. From Sunday, May 5 to Saturday, May 11, $1 of every malt, shake, Blizzard and Orange Julius purchase will be donated to...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 22, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Sustainable Agriculture
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently commented, “The only way we are going to provide a healthy environment for future generations is through redesigning the food system.” In other words, we have to look beyond our grocery store’s shelves, beyond the fast-food chains,...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 15, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
They are familiar figures on the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota’s remote West River country. They’re preparing healthy meals and snacks for young children and teens. They’re busy tending the 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 15, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
We’ll be hosting the final three events of our 2013 “College Night” program in the coming weeks. You won’t want to miss presentations from Germany’s University of Koblenz-Landau on April 24 and the University of Michigan on May 15. We’ll also...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 8, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Children won’t read, they said. In an era of multimillion-dollar blockbuster movies, satellite and cable TV, multiple gaming systems and smartphone apps, prevailing wisdom was that young people simply wouldn’t get excited about books. Bad Credit Payday Loans...