by Heather Steinberger | Apr 9, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that it officially launched its Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Performing Art Series on Saturday, Apr. 7 and will host regularly scheduled events through the end of May. The family-friendly series, made possible with...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 2, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The five Lakota teens who are participating in the innovative “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program at CRYP have earned their naming ceremonies, certificates of achievement and a wopila (thank you) dinner. They will receive all this at a special honoring event on...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 29, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame
Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member Elsie DuBray, 17, first attended a special event at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte when she was a third-grader. She thought it was so cool, she has volunteered with CRYP nearly every year since then, for the...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 29, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Fundraisers
If you or any of your family members or friends recently attended a high school prom, please consider donating gently used dresses, shoes, jewelry and other accessories to CRYP for our 2019 Passion for Fashion program. We welcome any of the following: -New/Gently Used...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 21, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that 60 young Lakota women attended its annual Passion for Fashion event on Saturday, Mar. 10. CRYP staff anticipate that another 40 to 50 teens will participate in the program prior to the 2018 prom at area high...
