by Heather Steinberger | May 8, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
On April 27-29, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® welcomed Boulder, Colorado-based Pyatt Studio to its Eagle Butte campus for a three-day, intensive “Introduction to Architecture & Design” workshop. Rob Pyatt, principal and design director, and fellow designer...
by Heather Steinberger | May 1, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On April 18-20, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® welcomed the First Peoples Funds’ Rolling Rez Arts mobile unit to the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation. Visiting artist Wade Patton and First Peoples Fund Coordinator Bryan Parker spent three evenings with the nonprofit...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 22, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project designed its innovative teen internship program, it created four distinct internship areas to appeal to a diverse range of interests. Yet staff members are discovering that many teens choose to participate in all of them. Once the...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 20, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is inviting local youth to attend Midnight Basketball at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center on Friday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, Mar. 2. Not only will 13- to 18-year-olds have the always-welcome opportunity to play their...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2017 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is moving ahead quickly with its plans for the innovative new Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Arts Institute. Not only has it embarked on a widespread search for a full-time artistic director to manage LAI operations and Lakota...
