Today marks the shortest day of the year — the winter solstice. The New Lakota Dictionary calls it Waní-Wí-Ipȟá, which means crest of the winter sun in our Native language. From here, all together, we are walking toward the light. We wish you a blessed holiday season...
All of us at the Cheyenne River Youth Project wish to send our deepest condolences to the tiošpaye of Marcella LeBeau (Wigmuke Waste’ Win, Pretty Rainbow Woman), who passed away on Sunday, Nov. 21, at the age of 102. Our hearts are aching with this loss as well; not...
On Friday, Nov. 19, the Cheyenne River Youth Project served 186 community members in its annual “Thanks for Kids” dinner. Although this was the second consecutive drive-thru event due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the mood was a festive one as cars lined up after...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it has officially launched its Wo Otúhan Wi (Moon of Giving Away Presents) Toy Drive for the 2021 holiday season. Next month, the nonprofit youth organization will deliver thousands of personalized gifts to...
In the Lakota language, November is Waníyetu Wí, the winter moon. Nature turns inward as the weeks slide toward the winter solstice, but at the Cheyenne River Youth Project, youth programming is heating up. In November, the nonprofit youth organization is hosting a...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced the launch of its annual star quilt raffle, which will support its Wo Otúh'an Wi Toy Drive on South Dakota’s remote Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Every raffle ticket purchase will help bring holiday joy and magic to...
At the Cheyenne River Youth Project, we are dedicated to giving our youth access to the opportunities they so richly deserve in spaces that are carefully curated to be inspiring, safe, and sacred. We also are committed to making those spaces inclusive — all children...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute is preparing to welcome its 2021-22 cohort of Lakota Art Fellows to campus on Oct. 5. The institute also graduated its most recent cohort...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project's 9th annual Harvest Festival Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 23 at the nonprofit organization’s campus in Eagle Butte. Due to the rise in Covid-19 cases, CRYP will host a free drive-thru meal for the second consecutive year....
Moving to a new community is hard, especially for a young person. Not only are you transitioning into a new home, neighborhood, and school, you must actively seek opportunities to make friends, get involved, and pursue your dreams. Fourteen-year-old Hailey Bell didn’t...