by Heather Steinberger | Jul 18, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Sustainable Agriculture
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project first launched its innovative teen internship programs in 2014, its primary goal was to give Cheyenne River’s young people new opportunities to learn job and life skills that would serve them well into adulthood. That goal is now...
by Heather Steinberger | May 14, 2016 | Sustainable Agriculture
On Friday, May 6, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® formally blessed the 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win (Leading Lady) garden for the 2016 growing season. Richard Charging Eagle conducted the garden blessing, and 12 young people joined staff members in...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 13, 2015 | Sustainable Agriculture
This month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® is closing out another successful growing season in its 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win (“Leading Lady”) garden. Despite a few challenges, the garden is continuing to thrive and expand, thanks to a South Dakota...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 21, 2015 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® will host its 3rd annual Harvest Festival dinner this Friday, September 25, at the Cokata Wiconi teen center in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. A community-wide celebration of a bountiful season in the 2-acre Winyan Toka Win garden, the...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 8, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
“When you give a little of yourself to a child, you give a little of yourself to their future,” More4Kids CEO Kevin Heath once noted. He also has advocated the importance of being a role model, advising, “If you want your kids to dream more, then dream more; to learn...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 3, 2015 | Sustainable Agriculture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has received a $25,000 Native Agriculture & Food Systems Grant from the Longmont, Colorado-based First Nations Development Institute. These funds will allow the nearly 27-year-old, not-for-profit youth organization to continue...
