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CRYP Prepares for Wo Otúh’an Wi with Launch of 2024 Family Services Membership Drive

CRYP Prepares for Wo Otúh’an Wi with Launch of 2024 Family Services Membership Drive

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 16, 2024 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services

It might only be September, but for the Cheyenne River Youth Project, the holidays are right around the corner. In three months, the nonprofit youth organization will deliver multiple personalized gifts to more than 1,000 children in 20 communities across the Cheyenne...
Volunteer Spotlight: Eulalie Douce

Volunteer Spotlight: Eulalie Douce

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 9, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

Happy Monday, friends! We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce a volunteer who is spending three months with us, departing in November. Her name is Eulalie Douce, and she says: “I am a student in anthropology from France. I discovered CRYP through...
CRYP Hosts Young Men’s Camp at New Property Adjacent to Bear Butte

CRYP Hosts Young Men’s Camp at New Property Adjacent to Bear Butte

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 4, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events

On Aug. 23-25, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted Wicoti Koskalaka (young men’s camp) at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), its new property in rural Meade County adjacent to Bear Butte State Park. Open to young men ages 14-18, the camp...
Lakota Teens Attend Founders Day at Pipestone National Monument with CRYP

Lakota Teens Attend Founders Day at Pipestone National Monument with CRYP

by Heather Steinberger | Sep 4, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events

This summer, five young women from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation had the opportunity to visit Pipestone National Monument for Founders Day, an annual celebration that incorporates a variety of cultural activities and experiences. The nonprofit Cheyenne River...
CRYP Serves Hundreds of Cheyenne River Families with Produce & School Supplies Distributions This Month

CRYP Serves Hundreds of Cheyenne River Families with Produce & School Supplies Distributions This Month

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 27, 2024 | Community, Family Services

The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it provided boxes of fresh produce to 330 families and school supplies to 612 children through large-scale distributions last week at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center. The well-attended events were...
Volunteer Spotlight: Louis Neagle

Volunteer Spotlight: Louis Neagle

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 26, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

We would like to introduce you to Louis Neagle, who is currently volunteering with us! He says: “The more I get involved, the more impressed I am by the strength and resilience of the First Nations tribes. The Lakota people here at the Cheyenne River Youth...
Volunteer Spotlight: Matthias Schmidt

Volunteer Spotlight: Matthias Schmidt

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 22, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

Today, we would like to introduce summer volunteer Matthias Schmidt, 37, who came to us from Germany. He will be leaving Eagle Butte this Friday. He shares this with us: “We are facing an ever more fragmented world. As a teacher, I want to teach ethics that...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kaitlyn Cragen, Carsen Poole & Marissa Huish

Volunteer Spotlight: Kaitlyn Cragen, Carsen Poole & Marissa Huish

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

In this Volunteer Spotlight, we would like to introduce you to three interns from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah: Kaitlyn Cragen, Carsen Poole and Marissa Huish. We were so grateful to have them with us this summer. Kaitlyn is studying public health at BYU,...
Volunteer Spotlight: Noelle and Kal Barry

Volunteer Spotlight: Noelle and Kal Barry

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 20, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

As many of you know, the Covid pandemic shut down our long-running volunteer program, and we have been working hard to rebuild it. We’ve been honored to welcome many volunteers this summer, and in the coming days, we’ll be introducing you to them — the...
CRYP Takes Youth to Camp at Turner Enterprises’ Standing Butte Ranch

CRYP Takes Youth to Camp at Turner Enterprises’ Standing Butte Ranch

by Heather Steinberger | Aug 12, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events

This summer, six youth from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation had the opportunity to spend three nights at Turner Enterprises’ Standing Butte Ranch in South Dakota. Arranged by the Cheyenne River Youth Project with support from the Turner Foundation, this special...
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News & Updates

  • CRYP Engages Youth in Spring Programming Focused on Culture, Education and the Land
  • 39 Children Attend April Birthday Celebration at The Main
  • Another YEI Graduate Joins the CRYP Team
  • Celebrating a Partnership Rooted in Trust
  • Cheyenne River Youth Project Celebrates Youth, Culture and Confidence at 26th Annual Passion for Fashion

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