by Heather Steinberger | Oct 6, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® recently completed its third session of Wowapi Olakholkichiyapi, the book-to-movie club for local teens. Launched on April 3, the club met on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week at CRYP’s Cokata Wiconi teen center in Eagle Butte. The...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 30, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the holidays, turning Christmas into a high-stress occasion. Yet this day should be so much more; as an anonymous sage once noted, “Rejoice in the spirit of Christmas which is Peace, the miracle of Christmas which is...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 30, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
There are several ways you can help CRYP reach its goal of serving 1,500 children during the 2014 Christmas Toy Drive, from donating funds and toys, to sponsoring a “Dear Santa” letter, to providing supplies, to volunteering your time. * Make a...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 29, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Social Enterprises, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
On Wednesday, September 24, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted 130 guests at its 2nd annual Community Harvest Festival Dinner. Held in the Cokata Wiconi teen center, this community-wide celebration of the 2-acre Winyan Toka Win garden and 2014 growing season...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 24, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Social Enterprises, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Fall has arrived on the Cheyenne River reservation in north-central South Dakota, which means CRYP staff and volunteers have been hard at work… harvesting, harvesting, harvesting. And that has kicked the “Veggie of the Week” program into high gear,...
