by Heather Steinberger | Apr 30, 2013 | Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® Will Feature Movies and Keynote Speakers Throughout the Month, With Events Scheduled for May 1, 8, 15 and 22 Diminished snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Plummeting aquifer levels beneath Great Plains grasses. Ominous bathtub rings in...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 29, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
We’re excited to host an overnight sixth-grade lock-in party on Saturday, May 4. We’re working closely with teachers at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Upper Elementary School to spread the word about this first-time event, and a community service project at 5:30...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 29, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
Once again, the local Dairy Queen is planning its popular “Sweet Tooth for Youth” fundraising event to benefit the Cheyenne River Youth Project. From Sunday, May 5 to Saturday, May 11, $1 of every malt, shake, Blizzard and Orange Julius purchase will be donated to...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 22, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Sustainable Agriculture
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently commented, “The only way we are going to provide a healthy environment for future generations is through redesigning the food system.” In other words, we have to look beyond our grocery store’s shelves, beyond the fast-food chains,...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 15, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
They are familiar figures on the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota’s remote West River country. They’re preparing healthy meals and snacks for young children and teens. They’re busy tending the 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win...