by Heather Steinberger | Feb 13, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that is welcoming seven teens to its first youth advisory council. Called Tȟeča Hótȟaŋiŋpi (Youth Make Their Voices Heard), the new council will advise the CRYP Board of Directors and staff about what young people would...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 13, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
For the first time in four years, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will be welcoming youth back to the Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center for one of its most beloved programs. From 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 18, attendees will be able to join CRYP staff,...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2023 | Fundraisers, Partnerships
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it has partnered with the REI Cooperative Action Fund to support youth programming through a donor challenge. That challenge seeks to raise $50,000 by Mar. 31. The REI Cooperative Action Fund directly supports...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 16, 2023 | Art Center, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
