by Heather Steinberger | Jul 16, 2021 | Art Center, Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
It’s always exciting when artists, performers, volunteers, and guests gather at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for the four-day RedCan invitational graffiti jam. But this year, after nearly a year and a half of pandemic life, was...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 28, 2021 | Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today the official schedule of activities for RedCan 2021. This award-winning, nationally acclaimed invitational graffiti jam, the first and only event of its kind in Indian Country, kicks off next Wednesday, July 7 and runs...
by Heather Steinberger | May 24, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Partnerships, Special Events
In partnership with Hopa Mountain and the National Park Service, the Cheyenne River Youth Project sent seven Lakota youth ages 13-16 to Pipestone National Monument on May 21-23. The field trip was made possible through a “Connecting with our Homelands” travel grant,...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 19, 2021 | Community, RedCan, Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its award-winning RedCan invitational graffiti jam will be back as a live, in-person event this summer. The nonprofit youth organization also revealed that 10 popular RedCan artists will be returning, and an...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 28, 2021 | Community, Covid-19, Special Events
As schools on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation prepare to welcome children back to in-person learning on Mar. 8, the staff at the Cheyenne River Youth Project is getting ready to commemorate the occasion with a special, and safe, Back to School Bash....
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 28, 2021 | Community, Covid-19, Special Events
With support from Feeding South Dakota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Cheyenne River Youth Project distributed 1,100 food boxes to community members on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The nonprofit youth organization’s small staff and a group of youth volunteers...