by Heather Steinberger | Nov 8, 2021 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
In the Lakota language, November is Waníyetu Wí, the winter moon. Nature turns inward as the weeks slide toward the winter solstice, but at the Cheyenne River Youth Project, youth programming is heating up. In November, the nonprofit youth organization is hosting a...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 24, 2020 | Community, Covid-19, Family Services, Partnerships
Starting Monday, Nov. 23, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe enacted a COVID-19 Shelter in Place order for the city of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, due to rising cases and hospitalizations. The Cheyenne River Youth Project also closed its buildings to the public for the...
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 | Nov 12, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project will host its annual “Thanks for Kids” celebration next Monday, Nov. 19 at Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life). The special event is open free to the community, and this year, the nonprofit youth organization has a few extra treats for its...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 6, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Activities include annual “Thanks for Kids” community dinner on Nov. 17, robust youth arts programming, and another installment of the popular Book2Movie Club. November is Wopila Keniciapi Wi, or the Month of Giving Thanks, at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle...
