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,...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 10, 2025 | The Main Youth Center
Spring is in full swing at the Cheyenne River Youth Project, even if Mother Nature didn’t fully read the memo. At “The Main” youth center, children are already busy with this year’s Garden Club, a full roster of art activities and exciting events like Junior Midnight...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 3, 2025 | The Main Youth Center
For the Cheyenne River Youth Project, it all began with a little building affectionately called “The Main.” In the fall of 1988, a volunteer-run, drop-in youth center for children opened its doors in a former Main Street bar — and the rest, as they say, is history....
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 16, 2025 | Bear Butte Property, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its 2025 youth programming is well under way at its campus in the heart of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Staff and volunteers are busy with popular, long-running offerings such as Main University, Midnight...
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...
