by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s summer interns had an opportunity to visit sacred Mato Paha (Bear Butte) in western South Dakota. Art Manager Wakinyan Chief and Programs Assistant Maggie Bad Warrior led the trip, which departed and...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 17, 2023 | CRYP Hall of Fame
One of our Cheyenne River teens has penned an essay about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives; while he wishes to remain anonymous, his voice needs to be heard. (Pictured here: Cheyenne River Lakota artist TamiJoy with her MMIW/MMIR-inspired art at RedCan...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 15, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Lakota Culture
On Aug. 7-9, the Cheyenne River Youth Project welcomed seven young people to its two-night Lakota Summer Camp in the Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park. Made possible with support from the Association on American Indian Affairs, this was the latest installment in...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 15, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
In collaboration with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is bringing back the popular “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program for a third cohort in 2023-24. CRYP announced today that it will accept applications...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 31, 2023 | RedCan
The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 9th annual RedCan invitational graffiti jam on July 5-8 was one for the record books. The award-winning event’s attendance exceeded pre-pandemic levels, attracting hundreds of people — including the chair of the National Endowment...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 24, 2023 | Family Services
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will be distributing supplies for the 2023-24 school year to Cheyenne River children and families on Thursday, Aug. 10. The annual School Supplies Distribution is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CRYP’s...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 24, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
EAGLE BUTTE, SD (July 24, 2023) — The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that it will host a free youth volleyball camp at its Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 3-4. Camp for 9th to 12th graders will take place on...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 17, 2023 | Community, Special Events
On Tuesday, July 25, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will welcome Diane Wilson, an award-winning Mdewakanton Dakota writer and educator who also is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, to its Čhokáta Wičhóni (Center of Life) teen center for a presentation...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 6, 2023 | RedCan
In the last two days, our RedCan artists have been completing their large-scale murals in the city of Eagle Butte, supported by volunteer assistants and local youth artists. While they painted, volunteers from Ursuline College and the University of Missouri-St. Louis...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 4, 2023 | RedCan
The 9th annual RedCan invitational graffiti jam begins tomorrow, July 5, in the heart of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation. The four-day, Eagle Butte-based event will run through Saturday evening, July 8. On July 5-6, 12 featured artists from around the country — East,...