by Heather Steinberger | Apr 13, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project opened the doors to its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center 10 years ago, staff members envisioned that the 26,000-square-foot facility would become a true center of life in the Cheyenne River community. And, they hoped...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 11, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On Wednesday, April 6, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® welcomed its spring cohort of teen wellness interns, who will spend the month focusing on how to nurture healthy minds and bodies. These teen internships are a critical component of CRYP’s ongoing holistic...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 12, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
Nathanial Fast Wolf, 14, is a member of CRYP’s second cohort of Waniyetu Wowapi (“Winter Count”) Art Interns. He also served as a Sustainable Agriculture Intern in 2014, spending the summer in the Winyan Toka Win (“Leading Lady”) organic garden, and he’s a regular...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 20, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Social Enterprises, Sustainable Agriculture
When CRYP opened the doors to its Cokata Wiconi (“Center of Life”) teen center in August 2006, its mission went beyond simply providing a safe place for teens to socialize, enjoy meals and snacks, do homework, watch movies and play sports. The center also was designed...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 20, 2015 | RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
It’s been a thrilling month for the Cheyenne River Youth Project. Not only did the 26-year-old, not-for-profit, grassroots youth organization host the groundbreaking RedCan graffiti jam and graduate its first cohort of teen art interns, it earned a $100,000 Our Town...
