It might only be September, but for the Cheyenne River Youth Project, the holidays are right around the corner. In three months, the nonprofit youth organization will deliver multiple personalized gifts to more than 1,000 children in 20 communities across the Cheyenne...
On Aug. 23-25, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted Wicoti Koskalaka (young men’s camp) at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), its new property in rural Meade County adjacent to Bear Butte State Park. Open to young men ages 14-18, the camp...
This summer, five young women from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation had the opportunity to visit Pipestone National Monument for Founders Day, an annual celebration that incorporates a variety of cultural activities and experiences. The nonprofit Cheyenne River...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it provided boxes of fresh produce to 330 families and school supplies to 612 children through large-scale distributions last week at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center. The well-attended events were...
This summer, six youth from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation had the opportunity to spend three nights at Turner Enterprises’ Standing Butte Ranch in South Dakota. Arranged by the Cheyenne River Youth Project with support from the Turner Foundation, this special...
This week, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will be holding two large distributions for the community at its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center. Both are offered through the nonprofit organization’s long-running Family Services program. Produce Distribution In...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will be distributing supplies for the 2024-25 school year to hundreds of Cheyenne River children on Friday, Aug. 16. The annual School Supplies Distribution is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CRYP’s Čhokáta...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam is in the books. Nine new murals have come to life around Eagle Butte, and the public Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park is filled to the brim with new pieces from the 14 featured...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam comes to a close this evening, Saturday, July 13. The 14 featured artists are painting and working with youth artists in CRYP’s 3-acre Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park, while staff,...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam hit the halfway mark on Thursday evening, July 11. The 14 featured artists wrapped up painting at their nine large-scale mural sites around Eagle Butte, and now the action moves to CRYP’s...