by Heather Steinberger | Jul 13, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame
A couple of months ago, we profiled one of the five Lakota teens who have been participating in “Growing Into Wowachinyepi (One Who the People Can Depend On),” a special program we designed in conjunction with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen...
by Heather Steinberger | May 24, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
This spring, five Lakota teens have been participating in “Growing Into Wowachinyepi (One Who the People Can Depend On),” a special program we designed in conjunction with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute based on its “Champions for Change.”...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 30, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
In a small town, it’s fun for everyone when someone new arrives—for us as a staff, and for all the kids. This spring, we all welcomed 7-year-old Christina Collins Siquieros to The Main, and already she is thriving. Christina actually lived on the Cheyenne River...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 29, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame
Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member Elsie DuBray, 17, first attended a special event at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte when she was a third-grader. She thought it was so cool, she has volunteered with CRYP nearly every year since then, for the...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 22, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has welcomed children ages 4 to 12 since we opened our doors to “The Main” in 1988, long before the opening of our Cokata Wiconi teen center. Since the beginning, we’ve understood how important it is to reach our children...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 22, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame, Sustainable Agriculture
In the four-plus years since we launched our teen internship program, we’ve seen three types of participants: teens who complete one or two internships in different tracks, teens who complete all four tracks, and teens who fall in love with one particular internship...
