by Heather Steinberger | Jun 1, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project®’s first cohort art interns had a busy spring, studying the history of graffiti and street art, learning the art of creative lettering, and exploring how community art parks like CRYP’s new, 5-acre Waniyetu Wowapi (“Winter Count”) Art...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 15, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project®’s first art interns are now deeply involved in their internship coursework, thanks to several renowned professional artists who are teaching them the basics of graffiti and street art. They include lead instructor Peyton Scott...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 29, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Social Enterprises, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
On Wednesday, September 24, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted 130 guests at its 2nd annual Community Harvest Festival Dinner. Held in the Cokata Wiconi teen center, this community-wide celebration of the 2-acre Winyan Toka Win garden and 2014 growing season...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 22, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Social Enterprises, Sustainable Agriculture
For nearly 15 years, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has tended a 2-acre, naturally grown garden at its campus in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. What started as a labor of love for Executive Director Julie Garreau has turned into so much more; today, the Winyan Toka Win...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 1, 2014 | Social Enterprises, Sustainable Agriculture
In the four weeks since the Cheyenne River Youth Project® kicked off its new “Veggie of the Week” initiative, the program is proving to be a great success — and it’s shining a powerful light on the 25-year-old, not-for-profit youth organization’s sustainable...
