by Heather Steinberger | Sep 18, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
When CRYP launched the innovative teen internship program three years ago, we hoped that the different opportunities in sustainable agriculture, social enterprise, wellness and art would allow our young people to explore their interests and passions, develop the job...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 11, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
September is Wakagapi Wi, or the Month of Creativity, at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte. To commemorate the occasion, the nonprofit youth organization is hosting a variety of art classes for young people ages 13-18 at its Cokata Wiconi (Center of...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Thanks to its participation in “The Hero Effect” on the Oprah Winfrey Network and with the support of the United Way, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® was able to take seven teenagers on a life-changing, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. this summer. Bryanna...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 14, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The summer 2017 season of Midnight Basketball at the Cheyenne River Youth Project is coming to an end, and CRYP staff are preparing to commemorate the occasion with the nonprofit youth organization’s annual Midnight Basketball Lock-In. Open free to young people ages...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 7, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community
From this Friday, Aug. 11 until Friday, Sept. 8, applications will be available for the new “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program for youth leaders on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Lakota reservation. The Cheyenne River Youth Project® recently joined forces with the...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 17, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Cheyenne River’s young people immersed themselves in art during CRYP’s RedCan invitational graffiti jam this year. From the First Peoples’ Fund’s Rolling Rez Arts activities to the many ready-and-waiting walls in the Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park, teens and...
