by Heather Steinberger | Feb 21, 2020 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
While many of our teens first discover CRYP as 4- to 12-year-olds attending our youth programs at The Main, some arrive a bit later — drawn by dedicated teen programs at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life). Deja Roberts falls into the latter group. Deja grew up in our...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 2, 2019 | Community, Special Events
On Thursday, Nov. 21, 150 members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe community gathered at the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) for the annual “Thanks for Kids” celebration. Held in conjunction with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Indian...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 14, 2019 | CRYP Hall of Fame
One of our greatest joys at CRYP is witnessing a child who attended our youth programming at The Main successfully transition to our Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center. A’Leigh RedDog is one such success story: She first started coming to The Main at age 7,...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 17, 2019 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Social Enterprises
This month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project would like to shine the spotlight on one of our newest teen participants at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life). Eagle Butte resident Maliyah Lee, 14, first started coming to our campus this past December, and she’s already...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 17, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project launched its teen internships at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) in 2013, 10 teenagers graduated from the program. Just five years later, that number has reached the impressive 600 mark. Six art interns and two indigenous cooking...