by Heather Steinberger | Sep 4, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events
This summer, five young women from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation had the opportunity to visit Pipestone National Monument for Founders Day, an annual celebration that incorporates a variety of cultural activities and experiences. The nonprofit Cheyenne River...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 27, 2024 | Community, Family Services
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it provided boxes of fresh produce to 330 families and school supplies to 612 children through large-scale distributions last week at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center. The well-attended events were...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 26, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
We would like to introduce you to Louis Neagle, who is currently volunteering with us! He says: “The more I get involved, the more impressed I am by the strength and resilience of the First Nations tribes. The Lakota people here at the Cheyenne River Youth...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 22, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
Today, we would like to introduce summer volunteer Matthias Schmidt, 37, who came to us from Germany. He will be leaving Eagle Butte this Friday. He shares this with us: “We are facing an ever more fragmented world. As a teacher, I want to teach ethics that...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
In this Volunteer Spotlight, we would like to introduce you to three interns from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah: Kaitlyn Cragen, Carsen Poole and Marissa Huish. We were so grateful to have them with us this summer. Kaitlyn is studying public health at BYU,...