by Heather Steinberger | May 24, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
This spring, five Lakota teens have been participating in “Growing Into Wowachinyepi (One Who the People Can Depend On),” a special program we designed in conjunction with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute based on its “Champions for Change.”...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 23, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Earlier this month, the five Lakota teens who are participating in the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s “Growing Into Wowachinyepi” program had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. During the three-day trip on Apr. 8-11, the young people learned to articulate...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 2, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The five Lakota teens who are participating in the innovative “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program at CRYP have earned their naming ceremonies, certificates of achievement and a wopila (thank you) dinner. They will receive all this at a special honoring event on...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 12, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that it is accepting applications for its innovative “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program until Jan. 10, 2018 (read more to learn how to apply!). This initiative is designed to honor the Cheyenne River community’s youth...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 7, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community
From this Friday, Aug. 11 until Friday, Sept. 8, applications will be available for the new “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program for youth leaders on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Lakota reservation. The Cheyenne River Youth Project® recently joined forces with the...
