by Heather Steinberger | Oct 21, 2025 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Nearly 150 community members of all ages gathered at the Cheyenne River Youth Project on Friday, Oct. 17, for its 13th Annual Harvest Festival Dinner. Presented in partnership with the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, the free community event commemorated...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 22, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
As children across the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation returned to school, the Cheyenne River Youth Project launched a robust schedule of programs that combine learning, physical activity and fun. Offerings have included a self-defense course, teen internships, food...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 25, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events, The Main Youth Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Summer is in full swing at the Cheyenne River Youth Project. As the nonprofit organization gears up for its biggest event of the year — the 11th annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam — it’s also nurturing a thriving 2.5-acre garden, maintaining 12 active beehives,...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 8, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
This month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is welcoming teens to its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) for fall internship programming. Open to ages 13-18, the Native Food Sovereignty internship will run from Oct. 9 to Nov. 15, while the Indigenous Cooking and Art...
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...