by Heather Steinberger | May 19, 2015 | Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Indian country’s first-ever graffiti jam is just six weeks away, but it’s not too late to support this ground-breaking initiative. The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is still raising funds, which staff will use to purchase paint, art supplies, food and beverages, and...
by Heather Steinberger | May 18, 2015 | Community, CRYP Hall of Fame
Mary Mitchell, 21, was born and raised in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, and she is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. A 2011 graduate of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School, Mary just graduated with honors from Black Hills State University with a degree...
by Heather Steinberger | May 4, 2015 | Community, Fundraisers
Once again, the local Dairy Queen in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, is planning to its popular “Sweet Tooth for Youth” fundraising event to benefit the Cheyenne River Youth Project®. From Sunday, May 10 to Saturday, May 16, $1 of every malt, shake, Blizzard and Orange...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 13, 2015 | Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation comprises two of the poorest counties in the United States, yet it is imaginably rich with the strong, beautiful, enduring Lakota culture. In a sense, Lakota culture and graffiti culture have much in common — graffiti...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 13, 2015 | Community, CRYP Hall of Fame, Uncategorized
Enrolled Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member Anthony Potter grew up in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, in the heart of the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River reservation. His house was just down the street from the original “Main” youth center, founded in 1988 in a defunct...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 30, 2015 | Community, Fundraisers, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
In three months, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will welcome nationally acclaimed graffiti artists from around the country to its East Lincoln Street campus for RedCan, Indian Country’s first-ever graffiti jam. RedCan is scheduled for July 8-9 at CRYP’s Waniyetu...
