by Heather Steinberger | Mar 5, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Nationwide, teen dating violence affects nearly 10 percent of all teenagers. For Native American youth, the numbers are even more frightening: A 2014 study found that 36.5 percent of indigenous teens reported involvement in physical dating violence — either as...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 10, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Last month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project brought back one of its longest-running and most popular teen programs: Midnight Basketball. The nonprofit organization hosted teens ages 13-18 at its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) Teen Center from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Jan....
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 16, 2025 | Bear Butte Property, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its 2025 youth programming is well under way at its campus in the heart of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Staff and volunteers are busy with popular, long-running offerings such as Main University, Midnight...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 11, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Kids are back in school across the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, and for the Cheyenne River Youth Project, that means a shift in youth and teen programming. To accommodate back-to-school schedules and seasonal interests, CRYP is launching a fall lineup that blends...
by Heather Steinberger | May 22, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will officially kick off the summer season of Midnight Basketball on Friday, June 2 at 9 p.m. The popular, long-running teen program is made possible by support from the Diabetes Action Research and Education...
