by Heather Steinberger | Apr 13, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Covid-19, Social Enterprises, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has seen a lot of ups and downs in its nearly 32-year history, including the Great Recession. Now it’s facing what might be its biggest challenge yet: the global Covid-19 pandemic. Yet this grassroots nonprofit youth organization is...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 16, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Covid-19, Family Services, Social Enterprises, The Main Youth Center
Due to the rapidly evolving situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that it is postponing its annual Passion for Fashion event, originally scheduled for this Saturday, Mar. 21. In addition, the nonprofit youth...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 27, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s indigenous cooking interns made quite an impression at this month’s Lakota Food Summit in Rapid City. Hosted by the Lakota Food Sovereignty Coalition and led by Sean Serman, The Sioux Chef (pictured here with the interns), this...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 21, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
While many of our teens first discover CRYP as 4- to 12-year-olds attending our youth programs at The Main, some arrive a bit later — drawn by dedicated teen programs at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life). Deja Roberts falls into the latter group. Deja grew up in our...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 17, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
February is an exciting month for the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. Not only did the new winter cohort of teen art interns have the opportunity to learn from two accomplished artists in...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The first-ever Lakota Food Summit is taking place later this month in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s winter cohort of indigenous cooking interns are getting ready to shine. The teens are preparing their own recipes to share at the...
