by Heather Steinberger | Feb 27, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Earlier this month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project celebrated the return of one of its most popular teen programs. On Friday, Feb. 12, the nonprofit organization welcomed 91 teens to its Čhokáta Wičhóni gymnasium for the first Midnight Basketball event in nearly...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 4, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On Friday, June 11, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will welcome teens back to its Eagle Butte campus en masse for the first time in nearly 15 months. Summer is here, Covid-19 is on the wane, and it’s time for Midnight Basketball. The fun will begin at 9 p.m. and run...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 6, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project threw its doors open to Eagle Butte youth on New Year’s Eve. More than 50 teens converged on the grassroots, nonprofit youth project’s campus for a night of games, great food and refreshments, and even a scoreboard countdown to 2020....
by Heather Steinberger | May 17, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
It’s no secret that basketball is the most popular sport among Lakota youth on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. To celebrate their passion, encourage wellness and provide even more opportunities to hone their skills, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will be...
by Heather Steinberger | May 17, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
On Friday, May 25, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will officially kick off its summer 2018 Midnight Basketball season—and bring its spring Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Performing Arts Series to a close—with an eagerly anticipated celebration at its Eagle Butte...
