by Heather Steinberger | May 3, 2017 | Community, RedCan, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The third annual RedCan graffiti jam is two months away, and the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has launched a dedicated RedCan fundraiser to support its three-day arts festival. CRYP seeks to raise $10,000 in the next eight weeks. Scheduled for June 29-July 1, RedCan...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 20, 2017 | The Main Youth Center
In recent years, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has garnered significant attention for innovative new initiatives like the RedCan graffiti jam, the Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Lakota Arts Institute, and the teen internship program. Yet the nonprofit...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2017 | RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
It’s the new year, and RedCan is rising once again. With interest in Indian Country’s first and only invitational graffiti jam hotter than ever, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced the dates and featured artists for its 3rd annual RedCan—and has launched...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 20, 2016 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
CRYP is reaching out to its supporters and friends this week in a final push to bring Santa Claus to more than 1,600 children on South Dakota’s remote, 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Lakota reservation. According to Julie Garreau, CRYP’s executive director, more than...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 5, 2016 | Community, Family Services
Less than three weeks remain before Christmas Eve and the arrival of Santa Claus on the Cheyenne River Lakota reservation. More than 1,600 children are eagerly awaiting his sleigh, hoping to receive the special gifts they shared with him in their Dear Santa letters....