by Heather Steinberger | Feb 21, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
While many of our teens first discover CRYP as 4- to 12-year-olds attending our youth programs at The Main, some arrive a bit later — drawn by dedicated teen programs at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life). Deja Roberts falls into the latter group. Deja grew up in our...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The first-ever Lakota Food Summit is taking place later this month in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s winter cohort of indigenous cooking interns are getting ready to shine. The teens are preparing their own recipes to share at the...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
Hayzil Yellow Fox was just a small child when she first began coming to CRYP’s “The Main” youth center. Back then, as for many children, it was all about the daily fun, from arts and crafts to playing with the short- and long-term volunteers. And, as with many...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 22, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community
For more than 30 years, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has been dedicated to strengthening the connection Lakota youth have with their culture. In recent years, culturally relevant programming at the nonprofit youth organization has expanded to include an Indigenous...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 19, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
In the nearly 13 years since CRYP officially opened the doors to its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, we’ve learned that our teens participate in activities here for a variety of reasons. They might want to play basketball in...
