by Heather Steinberger | Jun 4, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Like organizations and individuals around the world, the Cheyenne River Youth Project had to dramatically shift gears during the last 15 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Some programs had to be suspended, while others transformed to become socially distanced or...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 4, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On Friday, June 11, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will welcome teens back to its Eagle Butte campus en masse for the first time in nearly 15 months. Summer is here, Covid-19 is on the wane, and it’s time for Midnight Basketball. The fun will begin at 9 p.m. and run...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 4, 2021 | Indian Country News
To all of our young people: We love you. We support you. You are immeasurably precious to us, and we stand behind you 100 percent. Live your lives with authenticity and integrity, and always remember — the only thing that can ever truly define you is your čante. Your...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 4, 2021 | Indian Country News
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. “Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site, the Tk’emlúps te...
by Heather Steinberger | May 25, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
Founded in 2018, the University of Missouri-St. Louis Child Advocacy Studies team is dedicated to providing a very special service learning and community engagement experience for its university students. According to UMSL leader Dana Klar, the group’s mission is to...
by Heather Steinberger | May 24, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Partnerships, Special Events
In partnership with Hopa Mountain and the National Park Service, the Cheyenne River Youth Project sent seven Lakota youth ages 13-16 to Pipestone National Monument on May 21-23. The field trip was made possible through a “Connecting with our Homelands” travel grant,...
by Heather Steinberger | May 17, 2021 | Indian Country News
“The disagreement over allowing Native students to wear eagle feathers and regalia during high school graduation rears its contentious head once again this year.”...
by Heather Steinberger | May 10, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Sustainable Agriculture
With vaccinations continuing and a seven-day average of less than three active Covid-19 cases per day on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is celebrating the rollout of its spring youth and teen programs. And, to ensure that its...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 26, 2021 | Indian Country News
“For decades, First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes—villages forcibly emptied in the late 1800s—were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn. A new study reveals that...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 19, 2021 | Community, RedCan, Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its award-winning RedCan invitational graffiti jam will be back as a live, in-person event this summer. The nonprofit youth organization also revealed that 10 popular RedCan artists will be returning, and an...
