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...
We would like to introduce you to Louis Neagle, who is currently volunteering with us! He says: "The more I get involved, the more impressed I am by the strength and resilience of the First Nations tribes. The Lakota people here at the Cheyenne River Youth Project are...
Today, we would like to introduce summer volunteer Matthias Schmidt, 37, who came to us from Germany. He will be leaving Eagle Butte this Friday. He shares this with us: "We are facing an ever more fragmented world. As a teacher, I want to teach ethics that enable...
In this Volunteer Spotlight, we would like to introduce you to three interns from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah: Kaitlyn Cragen, Carsen Poole and Marissa Huish. We were so grateful to have them with us this summer. Kaitlyn is studying public health at BYU,...
As many of you know, the Covid pandemic shut down our long-running volunteer program, and we have been working hard to rebuild it. We've been honored to welcome many volunteers this summer, and in the coming days, we'll be introducing you to them — the ones who came...
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...