by Heather Steinberger | Jan 19, 2026 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events, The Main Youth Center, Uncategorized
January can be a long, cold, dark month on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. With the annual Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive officially wrapped up, the team at the Cheyenne River Youth Project has been hard at work on winter programming, bringing young people together on...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 8, 2025 | Community, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project marked the holiday season this month with two special events celebrating community, connection and youth achievement. On Dec. 4, CRYP welcomed 97 community members of all ages to its annual Holiday Party, bringing families together...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 3, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project will commemorate Native American Heritage Month this November with three weeks of youth-centered activities, community gatherings, and cultural programs. From traditional handgames and Lakota trivia to art workshops, a new youth...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 22, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
As children across the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation returned to school, the Cheyenne River Youth Project launched a robust schedule of programs that combine learning, physical activity and fun. Offerings have included a self-defense course, teen internships, food...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 4, 2025 | Community, Family Services, Special Events, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will host two major public events on its Eagle Butte campus in August. The first event, a special open house at “The Main,” will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11. Then, from 10 a.m. to 3...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 25, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events, The Main Youth Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Summer is in full swing at the Cheyenne River Youth Project. As the nonprofit organization gears up for its biggest event of the year — the 11th annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam — it’s also nurturing a thriving 2.5-acre garden, maintaining 12 active beehives,...