Indian country is already gearing up for the Mni Indigenous Water Summit on May 22-24 at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, but as it turns out, that’s not the only sustainable-systems summit taking place in north-central South Dakota this...
News & Updates
May Is “Water Month” on the Cheyenner River Reservation, which Will Host the Mni Indigenous Water Summit May 22-24
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® Will Feature Movies and Keynote Speakers Throughout the Month, With Events Scheduled for May 1, 8, 15 and 22 Diminished snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Plummeting aquifer levels beneath Great Plains grasses. Ominous bathtub rings in...
Lock-in party set for May 4, giving preteens a special treat
We're excited to host an overnight sixth-grade lock-in party on Saturday, May 4. We're working closely with teachers at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Upper Elementary School to spread the word about this first-time event, and a community service project at 5:30 p.m. on...
Eagle Butte’s Dairy Queen to host 4th annual Sweet Tooth for Youth fundraiser
Once again, the local Dairy Queen is planning its popular “Sweet Tooth for Youth” fundraising event to benefit the Cheyenne River Youth Project. From Sunday, May 5 to Saturday, May 11, $1 of every malt, shake, Blizzard and Orange Julius purchase will be donated to...
Sustainable agriculture program expanded, funds needed
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently commented, “The only way we are going to provide a healthy environment for future generations is through redesigning the food system.” In other words, we have to look beyond our grocery store’s shelves, beyond the fast-food chains,...
We’re seeking summer volunteers
They are familiar figures on the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota’s remote West River country. They’re preparing healthy meals and snacks for young children and teens. They’re busy tending the 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win...
Don’t miss our final College Night events!
We'll be hosting the final three events of our 2013 "College Night" program in the coming weeks. You won’t want to miss presentations from Germany’s University of Koblenz-Landau on April 24 and the University of Michigan on May 15. We'll also be offering a “Regional...
Book2Movie Club encourages teens to read
Children won’t read, they said. In an era of multimillion-dollar blockbuster movies, satellite and cable TV, multiple gaming systems and smartphone apps, prevailing wisdom was that young people simply wouldn’t get excited about books. Bad Credit Payday Loans...
Community orgs welcome at our brown-bag lunch meetings
Starting this Wednesday, April 3, we'll resume hosting “brown-bag” lunch meetings with fellow community organizations on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. This week’s meeting will start at noon and run for approximately one hour. Our goal is to host community...
TECA funding totals $125k, helping add critical staff and maintain our facility
We're pleased to announce that that we have received $125,000 in grant funding from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Tribal Equitable Compensation Act. TECA, which means “new beginning” in Lakota, is a landmark piece of legislation that allows more than $100 million...