by Heather Steinberger | Jul 16, 2018 | Community, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The fourth annual RedCan invitational graffiti jam is now in the books, and the Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that its media production team is hard at work on a full RedCan 2018 documentary film. In the weeks leading up to its mid- to late August...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 13, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame
A couple of months ago, we profiled one of the five Lakota teens who have been participating in “Growing Into Wowachinyepi (One Who the People Can Depend On),” a special program we designed in conjunction with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 5, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events
CRYP will host a free youth volleyball camp at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center this month. The Wakpa Wasté Volleyball Camp for 7th to 12th graders will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 12-13, with 7th-8th graders playing at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 5, 2018 | Social Enterprises
This week, CRYP officially launched its online store. The e-store carries select items from CRYP’s Keya (Turtle) Gift Shop, and proceeds benefit the nonprofit organization’s youth programming and family services on South Dakota’s remote Cheyenne River Lakota...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 18, 2018 | Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
In just 10 days, the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte will once again host its annual RedCan invitational graffiti jam, a three-day celebration of art and culture. This innovative event, the first and only graffiti jam in Indian Country, will incorporate...