by Heather Steinberger | Nov 11, 2024 | The Main Youth Center
Main University, one of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s most popular programs for the community’s younger children, returned for a new term this fall. For the first time, it was dedicated to cultural health and wellness. The four-week program took place at “The...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 11, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
This year’s Native American Heritage Month was a special one for the Cheyenne River Youth Project. Throughout November, Lakota youth ages 4-18 had access to robust cultural programming at both the Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center and “The Main” youth...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 11, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Kids are back in school across the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, and for the Cheyenne River Youth Project, that means a shift in youth and teen programming. To accommodate back-to-school schedules and seasonal interests, CRYP is launching a fall lineup that blends...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 17, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
Although the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation has been dealing with late-season blizzards and cold temperatures this spring, the staff and youth participants at the Cheyenne River Youth Project are not letting that slow them down. Native Food Sovereignty spring...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 20, 2023 | The Main Youth Center
After a long pandemic hiatus, one of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s most beloved programs returned this winter. Main University kicked off on Jan. 18 and ran for six weeks, with 17 children celebrating their graduation on Monday, Mar. 6. A recipient of a...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 17, 2022 | The Main Youth Center
October marked a both a happy leap forward and a return to deeply embedded roots for the Cheyenne River Youth Project. After two long years of program disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CRYP finally was able to reopen “The Main,” its youth center dedicated to...