by Heather Steinberger | Nov 8, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
In the Lakota language, November is Waníyetu Wí, the winter moon. Nature turns inward as the weeks slide toward the winter solstice, but at the Cheyenne River Youth Project, youth programming is heating up. In November, the nonprofit youth organization is hosting a...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 8, 2019 | The Main Youth Center
On Tuesday, Feb. 26, six students celebrated their graduation from the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s award-winning Main University. The program’s winter session took place from Jan. 15 to Feb. 19, and it was open free to 4- to 12-year-olds who spend time at CRYP’s...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 7, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
With the annual Christmas Toy Drive successfully concluded for yet another holiday season, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has reopened its doors for Cheyenne River youth. Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) is now open to teens from 5 to 8 p.m. daily, while 4- to...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 2, 2018 | The Main Youth Center
One of CRYP’s most beloved programs returned this fall, when the nonprofit youth organization held a six-week edition of its award-winning Main University. Recipient of a “Champion for Children” award from the South Dakota Coalition for Children, Main University...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 25, 2015 | The Main Youth Center
On Monday, September 28, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, is launching its fall semester of Main University, one of the not-for-profit youth organization’s most popular and enduring programs. Recipient of a “Champion for Children” award...
