Thanks to the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous People, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has recorded and released a 13-minute video that tells the story of this unique, not-for-profit, nearly 25-year-old youth organization. Production took place in May, with a...
News & Updates
June Events Include International Night, Midnight Basketball and Concert
Summer is in full swing at the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, and staff and volunteers are hard at work preparing a variety of special events as well as the regularly scheduled youth and teen center programming. In the next 10 days, for example,...
Respected Elder and Longtime CRYP Volunteer Romey Garreau Turns 75 Years Old
On Friday, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte will be honoring one of its longtime volunteers: Romey Garreau, a respected community elder who will celebrate his 75th birthday on June 15. Garreau has been volunteering with the nearly 25-year-old,...
Local Dairy Queen “Sweet Tooth for Youth” Fundraiser Raises $1,750 for the Cheyenne River Youth Project
Funding Will Offset Summer Utility Costs & Help Meet Youth Programming Needs The numbers are in, and they’re exciting: Not only did the annual Dairy Queen “Sweet Tooth for Youth” Fundraiser bring in $1,750 to support the nearly 25-year-old, not-for-profit Cheyenne...
CRYP to Host Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Summer Youth Feeding Program
CRYP is Serving Meals at 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday Through Friday at Cokata Wiconi problems with remaining solvent On the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in remote north-central South Dakota, many children rely on their schools’ breakfast and lunch...
Teen Leaders Travel to Washington, DC for Five Days of Meetings, Attractions and Fun
American writer and painter Henry Miller once noted, “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” On May 22-27, six “Power of Four” teen leaders from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation learned this first-hand as they left their north-central...
Community Members Invited to Attend Two-Day Suicide Prevention Training
ASIST Training: 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 1-2 at the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center Payday Loan Hour EAGLE BUTTE, SD (May 17, 2012) – On Friday and Saturday, June 1-2, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® is inviting members of the Cheyenne River community to attend a free...
CRYP Announces May Youth Programming at Cokata Wiconi and The Main
Innovative Programs Such as Science Cafe and Reading Pods Highlight Contributions of Long-Term Volunteers from Around the Country Spring has officially sprung at the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, where staff and volunteers are hard at...
Power of Four Interns Focus on “Wellness Month” and Upcoming Washington, DC Trip
May is “Wellness Month” for the Power of Four teen interns at the Cheyenne River Youth Project®. That means the coming weeks will be filled with health and wellness activities as well as carefully planned work projects. continue accumulating more points To start, the...
Local Dairy Queen to Host “Sweet Tooth for Youth” Fundraiser for the Cheyenne River Youth Project® on May 13-20
Together, DQ & CRYP Hope to Raise $2,000 to Support Youth Programming Once again, the Cheyenne River community is preparing to rally around the nearly 25-year-old, not-for-profit Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte. This month is the annual “Sweet Tooth for...