by Heather Steinberger | Oct 26, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
October is Lakol Wichohan Wi, or the Month of Lakota Traditions and Culture, at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte. To commemorate the monthly theme, as well as Native American Day on Oct. 9, the nonprofit youth organization has hosted a variety of...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 18, 2017 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
Welcome back to our “Main Edition” of the CRYP Hall of Fame! This month, we’d like to introduce you to Dexter Hawk Eagle, who started attending youth programming at The Main this summer. Dexter is 7 years old, and he’s a second-grader at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 19, 2017 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
While the Cheyenne River Youth Project has provided programming and facilities for 13- to 18-year-olds since we opened our Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center in 2006, we’ve been serving our reservation’s 4- to 12-year-olds since the very beginning. They...
by Heather Steinberger | May 1, 2017 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
Although we at the Cheyenne River Youth Project are immensely proud of our teen internship program and our burgeoning arts initiatives, we’ll never forget our roots. CRYP got its start nearly 30 years ago in a little youth center for 4- to 12-year-olds, and to this...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 24, 2017 | The Main Youth Center
For nearly three decades, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has been dedicated to fostering wellness among the Cheyenne River Lakota reservation’s young people. And to Executive Director Julie Garreau and her staff, that means more than simply providing meals, snacks...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 10, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, The Main Youth Center
For the team at the Cheyenne River Youth Project®, a strong connection to the earth means a strong connection to traditional Lakota life ways, a critical component to holistic wellness and healing. That’s why Earth Day is a significant date on the CRYP calendar, and...
