When young people wrapped up the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s inaugural Oceti Sakowin Youth Conference last November, they already had ideas about what they wanted to do next. Art, music, beading, ribbon skirts, drum-making, dancing, cooking — and more opportunities...
What a night! An estimated 150-160 children, teens, adults and elders joined us at Cokata Wiconi on Sept. 18 for our annual Harvest Festival Dinner. We shared good food, celebrated our young people, danced together and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Cokata...
When Brendan McPhee decided to try volunteering through Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) for the first time, he couldn’t have known that his experience would bring him to the Cheyenne River Youth Project during one of the busiest and most colorful...
This Friday evening, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will fill its Morgan Yellowhead Gymnasium with home-cooked food, music and dancing as it welcomes the Cheyenne River community to its annual Harvest Festival dinner. This year, the celebration also will mark a...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has launched its annual Family Services Membership Drive, giving local families an opportunity to join the Family Services program or renew their membership for a discounted rate of $25. This opportunity is available through Saturday,...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project helped local families meet two essential needs this summer, distributing fresh fruits and vegetables and school supplies to hundreds of Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation residents. CRYP hosted the public produce distribution on Aug. 17...
This summer, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is expanding the role of Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), its nearly 40-acre property near Bear Butte State Park, by creating new opportunities for Lakota youth to visit the Mato Paha (Bear...
As the new school year approaches, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is reminding local families about its upcoming School Supplies Distribution on Thursday, Aug. 13. It is also hosting a fresh produce distribution on Monday, Aug. 17 — and it is actively seeking young...
Walls across the city of Eagle Butte came alive with fresh murals during the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 12th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam on July 8-11. While local youth artists worked alongside 10 nationally recognized muralists on the large-scale...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will be distributing supplies for the 2026-27 school year to hundreds of Cheyenne River children on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The annual CRYP School Supplies Distribution is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CRYP’s...