by Heather Steinberger | May 21, 2020 | Covid-19, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced this week that it is officially postponing RedCan 2020, the sixth annual invitational graffiti jam on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. At press time, the nonprofit youth organization is considering new dates...
by Heather Steinberger | May 18, 2020 | Community, Covid-19, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that it is hosting an art contest for Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation youth ages 4-17. The theme of the contest is “Cheyenne River Fights Covid-19,” and the deadline for dropping off finished artwork at CRYP is 5:30 p.m....
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 12, 2020 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project took its 2019-2020 cohort of Lakota Art Fellows to Minneapolis on Feb. 28 to Mar. 1 for an intensive arts immersion experience. CRYP Art Director Tyler Read accompanied fellows Kailey Carter and Emanual Semon on this special two-day...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 20, 2020 | Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project is encouraging members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation community to share ideas and input as it prepares for RedCan 2020. The 6th annual invitational graffiti jam is scheduled for June 24-27 at CRYP’s public Waniyetu Wowapi...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 17, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
February is an exciting month for the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. Not only did the new winter cohort of teen art interns have the opportunity to learn from two accomplished artists in...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 31, 2020 | Christmas Toy Drive, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, RedCan, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
This week, the Cheyenne River Youth Project released its first-ever documentary film showcasing the annual Wo Otúh’an Wi (Moon of Giving Away Presents) Toy Drive, which served nearly 1,500 children on South Dakota’s remote Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in December...
