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Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Will Appear in the 17th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival

Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Will Appear in the 17th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival

by Heather Steinberger | Jan 16, 2023 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute

The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its 2022 short documentary film “Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count)” is an official selection for the 17th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival. The festival will take place on Feb. 21-26 in the historic coastal...
Despite Back-to-Back Blizzards, CRYP Serves 1,000+ Children in 2022 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive

Despite Back-to-Back Blizzards, CRYP Serves 1,000+ Children in 2022 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive

by Heather Steinberger | Jan 16, 2023 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services

When Executive Director Julie Garreau calls the Cheyenne River Youth Project the “little nonprofit that did,” she means what she says. The nearly 35-year-old, Native-led, grassroots organization proves at every turn that it keeps the promises it makes to the Cheyenne...
350 Wish Lists Remain to be Adopted in Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive

350 Wish Lists Remain to be Adopted in Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive

by Heather Steinberger | Dec 12, 2022 | Christmas Toy Drive, Fundraisers

The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that approximately 350 children’s Wish Lists remain to be adopted in this year’s Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive. With the help of its partners and supporters across the country, the nonprofit organization seeks to bring...
CRYP Hosts Annual Star Quilt Raffle to Benefit Toy Drive

CRYP Hosts Annual Star Quilt Raffle to Benefit Toy Drive

by Heather Steinberger | Dec 12, 2022 | Christmas Toy Drive, Fundraisers

Each year, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosts a star quilt raffle to help support its annual Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive. Every raffle ticket purchase will help bring holiday joy and magic to hundreds of Lakota children on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation...
CRYP Introduces 2022-23 Art Fellows, Embarks on Minneapolis Art Adventure

CRYP Introduces 2022-23 Art Fellows, Embarks on Minneapolis Art Adventure

by Heather Steinberger | Nov 21, 2022 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute

The Cheyenne River Youth Project is proud to introduce its third cohort of Lakota Art Fellows: 11th grader Julia Lesmeister, 10th graders  Journey Grey and Haylee Wells, and 9th grader Jayson Little Wounded. The teens’ nine-month journey will conclude next July at the...
Help CRYP Bring Holiday Joy to 1,000+ Children This Year!

Help CRYP Bring Holiday Joy to 1,000+ Children This Year!

by Heather Steinberger | Nov 21, 2022 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services, Fundraisers

The Cheyenne River Youth Project reported today that it expects to serve more than 1,000 children during its Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive. The nonprofit youth organization is currently reaching out to countless supporters around the country to help bring holiday joy and...
Cheyenne River Youth Project Welcomes 200+ Community Members to 10th Annual Harvest Festival Dinner

Cheyenne River Youth Project Welcomes 200+ Community Members to 10th Annual Harvest Festival Dinner

by Heather Steinberger | Nov 7, 2022 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture

The Cheyenne River Youth Project reported today that 212 community members attended its recent 10th annual Harvest Festival. Made possible with support from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Indian Child Welfare program, Honor the Earth, J.R. Albert Foundation,...
CRYP Reopens The Main, Offers After-School Program for 4- to 12-Year-Olds

CRYP Reopens The Main, Offers After-School Program for 4- to 12-Year-Olds

by Heather Steinberger | Oct 17, 2022 | The Main Youth Center

October marked a both a happy leap forward and a return to deeply embedded roots for the Cheyenne River Youth Project. After two long years of program disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CRYP finally was able to reopen “The Main,” its youth center dedicated to...
CRYP Hosts Healing Workshops for Teens

CRYP Hosts Healing Workshops for Teens

by Heather Steinberger | Oct 17, 2022 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

This fall, the Cheyenne River Youth Project offered healing workshops for young men and women ages 13-16 at its Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center. The young women’s workshop took place on Sept. 19-23, with the young men’s workshop following on Sept. 21-23....
CRYP Reaches Out to Families as 2022 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive Begins

CRYP Reaches Out to Families as 2022 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive Begins

by Heather Steinberger | Oct 5, 2022 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services

The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s annual Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive is now under way, and the nonprofit organization is reaching out to hundreds of families to ensure that their children’s holiday wishes come true. Although the long-running toy drive has become a...
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  • Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Will Appear in the 17th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival
  • Despite Back-to-Back Blizzards, CRYP Serves 1,000+ Children in 2022 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive
  • 350 Wish Lists Remain to be Adopted in Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive
  • CRYP Hosts Annual Star Quilt Raffle to Benefit Toy Drive
  • CRYP Introduces 2022-23 Art Fellows, Embarks on Minneapolis Art Adventure

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