This month, CRYP would like to highlight a community partner that is very near and dear to our hearts: Dairy Queen in Eagle Butte. Since 2010, DQ owners Lonnie and Jackie Heier have been valued partners in the annual Sweet Tooth for Youth fundraiser. In this popular...
News & Updates
CRYP Will Host Annual RASDak Bicycle Riders on June 9-10
In less than a week, nearly 200 riders and a volunteer support crew from 29 states and Canada will depart the Black Hills on a seven-day tour that will end in eastern South Dakota’s Glacial Lakes. The riders and crew are part of the annual Ride Across South Dakota, a...
Interns Learn Arts of Stenciling & Paper Collage From Acclaimed Guest Instructors
The Cheyenne River Youth Project®’s first cohort art interns had a busy spring, studying the history of graffiti and street art, learning the art of creative lettering, and exploring how community art parks like CRYP’s new, 5-acre Waniyetu Wowapi (“Winter Count”) Art...
CRYP Receives National Park Service Grant for Youth Trip to Sacred Sites
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® announced today that it has received National Park Service funds in the amount of $2,250. These funds will allow the 26-year-old, not-for-profit youth organization to organize a two-day youth trip to Devils Tower National Monument in...
RedCan Seeks to Inspire and Empower Native Youth — Especially Young Women
Indian country’s first-ever graffiti jam is just six weeks away, but it’s not too late to support this ground-breaking initiative. The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is still raising funds, which staff will use to purchase paint, art supplies, food and beverages, and...
May CRYP Hall of Fame: Mary Mitchell
Mary Mitchell, 21, was born and raised in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, and she is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. A 2011 graduate of Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School, Mary just graduated with honors from Black Hills State University with a degree...
CRYP Hosts Hopa Mountain’s “Strengthening the Circle” Youth Programming Conference
Late last month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted a special edition of Hopa Mountain’s ongoing “Strengthening the Circle” training conferences at its East Lincoln Street campus. Twelve not-for-profit organizations attended the invitation-only April 27-29...
NOW HIRING! CRYP is Seeking a Full-Time Deputy Director with Focus on Development
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that it is seeking a deputy director to join its staff full time. The salaried position will include benefits, with salary dependent on the select candidate’s qualifications. The nearly 26-year-old, not-for-profit youth...
6th Annual “Sweet Tooth for Youth” Fundraiser for CRYP Starts May 10, and You Can Help — Just Buy a Blizzard!
Once again, the local Dairy Queen in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, is planning to its popular “Sweet Tooth for Youth” fundraising event to benefit the Cheyenne River Youth Project®. From Sunday, May 10 to Saturday, May 16, $1 of every malt, shake, Blizzard and Orange...
CRYP Receives Mini-Grant from First Nations Development Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has received a Native Arts Capacity Building Initiative mini-grant from the First Nations Development Institute in Longmont, Colorado. This $2,000 professional development grant, made possible through the Margaret A. Cargill...