by Heather Steinberger | Apr 14, 2014 | Community, Social Enterprises, Sustainable Agriculture
For the last two months, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has welcomed the public to its Keya Cafe in the Cokata Wiconi teen center for hot breakfast, homemade baked goods and specialty coffees. Now, the 25-year-old, not-for-profit youth organization is preparing to...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 20, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
It’s late August, and that means more than back-to-school time on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River reservation. It’s time for the fair! Each year on Labor Day weekend, Cheyenne River residents and visitors congregate in Eagle Butte for the annual Cheyenne River Sioux...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 12, 2013 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Throughout its 25-year history, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has worked hard to provide new, innovative programming to meet the needs of its youth and their families. This month, the not-for-profit youth organization offered two exciting additions to its lineup...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 12, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
In conjunction with this year’s Eagle Butte Hometown Days celebration, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will host an array of special events that include a teen basketball tournament, a carnival in the park, a bicycle obstacle course and an Ultimate Farmers Market....
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 8, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum,” writes author Michael Pollan in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, “and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if...
