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CRYP  to Host 13th Annual Harvest Festival Dinner Oct. 17, Celebrating 50 Years of Winyan Toka Win Garden

CRYP to Host 13th Annual Harvest Festival Dinner Oct. 17, Celebrating 50 Years of Winyan Toka Win Garden

by Heather Steinberger | Oct 14, 2025 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture

The Cheyenne River Youth Project will host its 13th annual Harvest Festival Dinner on Friday, Oct. 17, at its Eagle Butte campus. Presented in partnership with the Native Food Sovereignty Alliance, the free community event will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. This year...
CRYP’s New Award-Winning Documentary to Screen at 16th Annual Black Hills Film Festival

CRYP’s New Award-Winning Documentary to Screen at 16th Annual Black Hills Film Festival

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 30, 2025 | Special Events

The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s latest documentary, “Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home),” will screen at the 16th Annual Black Hills Film Festival in Rapid City, South Dakota, Oct. 3-5. Executive produced by CRYP, the 2024 film will receive the...
CRYP Kicks Off Annual Family Services Membership Drive

CRYP Kicks Off Annual Family Services Membership Drive

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 29, 2025 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services

It might be early fall, but the Cheyenne River Youth Project is already preparing for the holiday season. In less than three months, the nonprofit youth organization will deliver personalized gifts to more than 1,000 children across the massive Cheyenne River Sioux...
CRYP Kicks Off New School Year with Engaging Programs

CRYP Kicks Off New School Year with Engaging Programs

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 22, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center

As children across the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation returned to school, the Cheyenne River Youth Project launched a robust schedule of programs that combine learning, physical activity and fun. Offerings have included a self-defense course, teen internships, food...
CRYP to Host Oceti Sakowin Writers Conference Sept. 25-27

CRYP to Host Oceti Sakowin Writers Conference Sept. 25-27

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 22, 2025 | Partnerships, Special Events

The Oceti Sakowin Writers Conference, organized by the Oceti Sakowin Society, will take place at the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Cokata Wiconi Teen Center in Eagle Butte later this week.  What: Oceti Sakowin Writers Conference When: Thursday, Sept. 25 –...
CRYP Delivers Backpacks Filled with School Supplies to Nearly 300 Children, Launches Family Services Membership Drive

CRYP Delivers Backpacks Filled with School Supplies to Nearly 300 Children, Launches Family Services Membership Drive

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 10, 2025 | Family Services, Uncategorized

The Cheyenne River Youth Project is on track to serve several hundred children with this year’s School Supplies Distribution. On Thursday, Aug. 14, CRYP distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to 292 children at its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center...
Lakota Youth Join Cheyenne River Youth Project for Healing Camp at Bear Butte

Lakota Youth Join Cheyenne River Youth Project for Healing Camp at Bear Butte

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 25, 2025 | Bear Butte Property, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

The Cheyenne River Youth Project continued its series of seasonal Lakota culture camps in August with Koskalaka Woaphiye Wichothi (young men’s healing camp). The camp took place on Aug. 15-17 at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), CRYP’s 39-acre...
Cheyenne River Youth Project, OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation & Sunglass Hut Deliver Free Vision Care to Nearly 1,000 People

Cheyenne River Youth Project, OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation & Sunglass Hut Deliver Free Vision Care to Nearly 1,000 People

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 11, 2025 | Community, Partnerships, Special Events, Uncategorized

Nearly 1,000 people received free vision care during a five-day clinic hosted by the Cheyenne River Youth Project, OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and Sunglass Hut. Held Aug. 4-8, the clinic served 987 people ages 5 and up. Licensed optometrists provided full...
CRYP Will Host Open House & School Supplies Distribution This Month

CRYP Will Host Open House & School Supplies Distribution This Month

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 4, 2025 | Community, Family Services, Special Events, The Main Youth Center

The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will host two major public events on its Eagle Butte campus in August.  The first event, a special open house at “The Main,” will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11. Then, from 10 a.m. to 3...
CRYP and OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation to Provide Free Vision Care for Up to 900 People on Aug. 4-8

CRYP and OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation to Provide Free Vision Care for Up to 900 People on Aug. 4-8

by Heather Steinberger | Jul 24, 2025 | Community, Partnerships

The Cheyenne River Youth Project and the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation will offer a free five-day Vision Clinic on Aug. 4-8 at CRYP’s campus in Eagle Butte. The clinic will serve up to 900 people ages 5 and older on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation....
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  • CRYP Expands Bear Butte Programming with Summer Camps for Youth of All Ages
  • August Opportunities & Reminders from CRYP
  • CRYP’s 12th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam Fills Eagle Butte with Art, Culture and Youth Creativity
  • CRYP Launches Annual School Supplies Drive, Prepares for August Distribution
  • CRYP Opens Winyan Toka Win Garden for Free Public Tours

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