by Heather Steinberger | Nov 18, 2025 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services, Fundraisers
Each winter on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, a quiet miracle unfolds. In homes across nearly 20 remote communities, more than 1,000 children open beautifully wrapped gifts bearing their own names and revealing handpicked surprises from their very own wish...
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 | Oct 21, 2025 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Nearly 150 community members of all ages gathered at the Cheyenne River Youth Project on Friday, Oct. 17, for its 13th Annual Harvest Festival Dinner. Presented in partnership with the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, the free community event commemorated...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 14, 2025 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project will host its 13th annual Harvest Festival Dinner on Friday, Oct. 17, at its Eagle Butte campus. Presented in partnership with the Native Food Sovereignty Alliance, the free community event will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. This year...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 30, 2025 | Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s latest documentary, “Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home),” will screen at the 16th Annual Black Hills Film Festival in Rapid City, South Dakota, Oct. 3-5. Executive produced by CRYP, the 2024 film will receive the...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 29, 2025 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services
It might be early fall, but the Cheyenne River Youth Project is already preparing for the holiday season. In less than three months, the nonprofit youth organization will deliver personalized gifts to more than 1,000 children across the massive Cheyenne River Sioux...
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 | Sep 22, 2025 | Partnerships, Special Events
The Oceti Sakowin Writers Conference, organized by the Oceti Sakowin Society, will take place at the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Cokata Wiconi Teen Center in Eagle Butte later this week. What: Oceti Sakowin Writers Conference When: Thursday, Sept. 25 –...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 10, 2025 | Family Services, Uncategorized
The Cheyenne River Youth Project is on track to serve several hundred children with this year’s School Supplies Distribution. On Thursday, Aug. 14, CRYP distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to 292 children at its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 25, 2025 | Bear Butte Property, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project continued its series of seasonal Lakota culture camps in August with Koskalaka Woaphiye Wichothi (young men’s healing camp). The camp took place on Aug. 15-17 at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), CRYP’s 39-acre...
