30-Minute Feature is the Foundation of Larger Campaign, Which Will Include Three Public Service Announcements & a 10-Part “Indigenous Perspectives” Short-Video Series The Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte announced today that it has launched a large-scale...
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CRYP Announces Exciting Fall Programming for the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced new, exciting fall programming for Cokata Wiconi, its teen center on East Lincoln Street in Eagle Butte. The center, formally dedicated in August 2006, serves 13- to 19-year-olds on South Dakota’s remote,...
Power of Four Teens Join Peers for Memorable “Breakfast with Billy Mills”
On Tuesday, September 11, four of the Cheyenne River Youth Project®’s “Power of Four” teen interns joined a group of their Cheyenne River peers for a memorable breakfast with a Lakota icon: Billy Mills. Mills, an Oglala Lakota tribal member and former U.S. Marine from...
CRYP Announces Kickoff for Fall Semester of “Main University” at Youth Center
DON’T FORGET: Support The Main’s Renovation Through a Running Strong for American Indian Youth Matching Grant Until September 30, 2012 The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced exciting plans for the fall semester of “Main University” at The Main, its youth...
CRYP Releases Trailer for Upcoming “Diabetes Is Not Our Way” Feature, Scheduled for Oct. 1 Release
As part of its ongoing youth diabetes awareness and prevention campaign, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has released a teaser trailer on its website that offers viewers a sneak peek at its upcoming, feature-length “Diabetes is Not Our...
CRYP Seeks Funding to Support Renovation of Much-Loved “The Main” Youth Center
Running Strong for American Indian Youth is Providing $25,000 Matching Grant Until September 30, 2012 your fault Just four weeks remain to help the Cheyenne River Youth Project® as it seeks to renovate its beloved “The Main” youth center on East Lincoln Street in...
CRYP Provides School Supplies to More than 500 Children on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Reservation
Children are back in school on South Dakota’s remote, 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River reservation, and thanks to the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, more than 500 of them have backpacks overflowing with essential school supplies. According to Tamara...
17th Midnight Basketball Season Comes to a Close
Approximately 500 Teens Participated in Popular Nine-Week Summer Program Dollar Loan Payday Ten On Friday, August 17, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, hosted its final Midnight Basketball event of the summer at its Cokata Wiconi Teen...
Midnight Basketball Season Ends with 3-on-3 Tournament on Friday, August 17
On Friday, August 17, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, will be hosting its final Midnight Basketball event of the summer season. The highlight of the evening will be a 3-on-3 tournament, with hoodies and T-shirts as prizes. The 1996...
Power of Four Teen Interns and Missouri Service Group Co-Host “Japanese Bistro”
A little bit of Japan came to the Cheyenne River reservation earlier this month, when a longtime Cheyenne River Youth Project® supporter from Missouri arrived in South Dakota with a group of international students for a week of volunteer service and cultural exchange....