by Heather Steinberger | Apr 6, 2017 | Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that its RedCan graffiti jam is one of just 10 finalists for the prestigious Robert E. Gard Award this year. This award, which celebrates exemplary work at the intersection of the arts and community life, is one of seven...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 23, 2015 | Christmas Toy Drive, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Fundraisers, Special Events, The Main Youth Center
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, which means the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has just one month left to fulfill the Christmas wishes of 1,500 children on South Dakota’s remote, 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. More than 1,000 letters have...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 16, 2015 | Community, Special Events
On Saturday, November 21, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will do more than host its 5th annual Holiday Artists’ Market. It will unveil its first-ever Festival of Trees, and Cheyenne River community members may purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win one of five...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 2, 2015 | Christmas Toy Drive, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events
Less than eight weeks remain before the Christmas holiday, and staff and volunteers at the Cheyenne River Youth Project® are immersed in preparations. Not only are they hard at work on the 2015 Christmas Toy Drive, which seeks to bring holiday joy to 1,500 children...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 2, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events
In less than three weeks, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will open the doors to its Cokata Wiconi (“Center of Life”) teen center for a very special annual event: the Holiday Artists’ Market. For the fifth consecutive year, the 27-year-old youth project will host...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 21, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, The Main Youth Center
As the calendar officially turns to autumn, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced its teen and youth programming for the month of October. The roster of special events and activities includes movies, native arts, academic courses, sports, games, food and...
