by Heather Steinberger | Jun 24, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that five Lakota teens have joined its Youth Employment Trainee Initiative for summer 2024. They are: David Brave Heart, 16; Sarah Berndt, 16; E’von Brown, 16; Nation Cowins, 17; and Alaceyia Adams, 18. With critical...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 10, 2024 | Sustainable Agriculture
For the Cheyenne River Youth Project, concepts like food sovereignty, land stewardship, and cultural reclamation and revitalization do not exist in separate silos. Rather, they all are dynamic pieces of a larger whole: cultural health. “For Lakota people, these are...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 10, 2024 | RedCan
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has released a new mini-documentary film to add to its growing library. Titled “Owášte,” which means “to be beneficial or of help in one’s healing” in Lakota, the short film explores how CRYP serves as a healing force on the remote...
by Heather Steinberger | May 20, 2024 | Sustainable Agriculture
On Thursday, May 16, the Cheyenne River Youth Project officially launched its 2024 growing season with a Lakota garden blessing. Staff, youth, and community members gathered in the 2.5-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win (Leading Lady) Garden for the annual event....
by Heather Steinberger | May 13, 2024 | Community, Partnerships
This Saturday, May 18, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will unveil a very special exhibition in its Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) Teen Center. Titled “Spark! Places of Innovation,” the traveling exhibition highlights how innovation has shaped small towns across...
