by Heather Steinberger | May 10, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Sustainable Agriculture
With vaccinations continuing and a seven-day average of less than three active Covid-19 cases per day on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is celebrating the rollout of its spring youth and teen programs. And, to ensure that its...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 11, 2021 | CRYP Hall of Fame
Kicopi Washburn grew up in Eagle Butte, at the heart of South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Although she has lived here since she was 8 years old, she didn’t start attending CRYP programming until she was 14. “That’s when I was old enough to apply for an...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 1, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Partnerships, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
It’s a new year, and for the Cheyenne River Youth Project, that means it’s time to welcome the winter cohort of teen interns. In February, Cheyenne River youth will begin five-week-long internship programs in Native Wellness, Indigenous Foods & Cooking, and Art....
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 18, 2020 | CRYP Hall of Fame
All of us at CRYP are deeply grateful for the opportunities we have to engage with our children here on the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation. Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we have found creative ways to continue our teen internships, for example; that means the...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 18, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Covid-19, Family Services, Special Events
On the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s own version of the winter count, October is Lakol Wichohan Wi, or the Moon of Lakota Traditions and Culture. For the nonprofit youth organization, that means it’s a month of harvest festivities, teen fall internships, and...
