The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will host “Six Days of Earth Day” on Apr. 17-22. The event will incorporate a variety of youth activities at its Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center and “The Main” youth center, a trash pickup, and a...
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Wolakhota Warriors: Natalie Marshall
Tȟeča Hótȟaŋiŋpi (Youth Make Their Voices Heard), CRYP’s youth advisory council, had the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. One of those council members was Natalie Marshall, and although she’s just 13 years old, she is already making her voice heard at our youth...
CRYP’s Youth Advisory Council Visits Washington, D.C.
This winter, the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s first youth advisory council, Tȟeča Hótȟaŋiŋpi (Youth Make Their Voices Heard), visited Washington, D.C., as part of the Center for Native American Youth’s 2023 Champions for Change Week. On Feb. 19-24, CRYP took six...
CRYP Welcomes 42 Youth to 20th Anniversary Edition of Passion for Fashion
On Saturday, Mar. 18, the Cheyenne River Youth Project welcomed 42 young women and two-spirit youth to its eagerly anticipated Wačhípí kta Iglúwiŋyeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance) event. Better known as Passion for Fashion, the pre-prom event commemorated its...
17 Children Graduate from CRYP’s “Main University” This Month
After a long pandemic hiatus, one of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s most beloved programs returned this winter. Main University kicked off on Jan. 18 and ran for six weeks, with 17 children celebrating their graduation on Monday, Mar. 6. A recipient of a...
CRYP Joins Generations Indigenous Ways at Lakota Winter Camp
In collaboration with Generations Indigenous Ways and with support from the National Institutes of Health, the Cheyenne River Youth Project was able to take five youth ages 14-16 to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for Lakota Winter Camp last month. The camp took...
CRYP Welcomes 91 Teens to Midnight Basketball After Pandemic Hiatus
Earlier this month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project celebrated the return of one of its most popular teen programs. On Friday, Feb. 12, the nonprofit organization welcomed 91 teens to its Čhokáta Wičhóni gymnasium for the first Midnight Basketball event in nearly...
Introducing CRYP’s First Youth Advisory Council: Tȟeča Hótȟaŋiŋpi (Youth Make Their Voices Heard)
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that is welcoming seven teens to its first youth advisory council. Called Tȟeča Hótȟaŋiŋpi (Youth Make Their Voices Heard), the new council will advise the CRYP Board of Directors and staff about what young people would...
Passion for Fashion Returns to CRYP This March!
For the first time in four years, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will be welcoming youth back to the Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center for one of its most beloved programs. From 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 18, attendees will be able to join CRYP staff,...
CRYP Partners with REI Cooperative Action Fund to Support Youth Programming
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it has partnered with the REI Cooperative Action Fund to support youth programming through a donor challenge. That challenge seeks to raise $50,000 by Mar. 31. The REI Cooperative Action Fund directly supports...