by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s summer interns had an opportunity to visit sacred Mato Paha (Bear Butte) in western South Dakota. Art Manager Wakinyan Chief and Programs Assistant Maggie Bad Warrior led the trip, which departed and...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 26, 2022 | CRYP Hall of Fame
In 2021, when South Dakota teenager August King moved from her longtime Rapid City home to the city of Eagle Butte on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, she decided that this would be a welcome opportunity to refresh and reset her life. A major part of that reset,...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 6, 2022 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it is launching a new track in its nationally recognized teen internship program. A pilot project made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Lakota Culture Internship will begin...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 31, 2022 | Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project is proud to introduce its second cohort of Lakota Art Fellows: Julia Lesmeister, 15; Sierra Maynard, 15; and Courtney Silk, 14. All three teens attend Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School. CRYP created the Lakota Art Fellowship in 2019 so...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 22, 2022 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
The Covid-19 pandemic left the Cheyenne River Youth Project reeling, just like everyone else in 2020. During those earliest weeks of lockdown, all we could do was prepare and distribute takeout meals; we missed our kids, and we knew we had to find a way to bring back...
