by Heather Steinberger | Apr 5, 2021 | Art Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it has retained the services of Boulder, Colorado-based Pyatt Studio for the design of its new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. The grassroots, nonprofit organization will...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 29, 2021 | Social Enterprises
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it is preparing to take its community food and coffee service on the road. On Monday, May 17, the nonprofit youth organization will be unveiling its Turtle Island Food & Coffee Truck to the public. To give its...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 22, 2021 | Art Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project is pleased to announce that it is building a dedicated home for its acclaimed Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Youth Arts & Culture Institute. The grassroots, nonprofit organization will break ground for its new art center during RedCan...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 18, 2021 | Indian Country News
“President Joe Biden’s pick for Interior secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) will be responsible for upholding the country’s treaties with Native Americans. Haaland should use her unique position to rectify one of the most damaging early Indian policies of the...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 16, 2021 | Indian Country News
“A fierce Indigenous woman is now the caretaker of the nation’s public lands and waters for the first time in U.S. history. “Deb Haaland was confirmed as the nation’s 54th Secretary of the Interior in a 51-40 vote Monday, making her the first Native...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 15, 2021 | Indian Country News
“One of the coolest names in Lancaster-Lebanon League boys basketball this season resides in the Pequea Valley School District, where the varsity roster includes 17-year-old guard Gary Bad Warrior. “The junior moved to Lancaster County over the...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 12, 2021 | Fundraisers, Lakota Culture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it has unveiled an online recommended reading list for those who are interested in learning more about Native cultures, history, traditions, and life ways. But that’s not all — visitors can purchase books directly...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 11, 2021 | CRYP Hall of Fame
Kicopi Washburn grew up in Eagle Butte, at the heart of South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Although she has lived here since she was 8 years old, she didn’t start attending CRYP programming until she was 14. “That’s when I was old enough to apply for an...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 11, 2021 | Indian Country News
“Tribal groups in Panama are celebrating a victory for their rights to control some of Central America’s largest forests — a victory that could benefit conservation throughout the region. “The landmark ruling, by the country’s Supreme Court, upholds a...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 10, 2021 | Indian Country News
“There’s a saying in Indian Country: either you are at the table, or you are on the menu. “Appointments by the Biden administration now in the works would put American Indian and Alaska Native people very much at the table, including posts where Native...
