by Heather Steinberger | Apr 28, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has been awarded a Northwest Area Foundation social enterprise grant that will allow the grassroots, nonprofit youth organization to expand its investment in young people growing up on the Cheyenne River Lakota reservation. The grant...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 18, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Staff, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
Earlier this month, Cheyenne River Youth Project® staff members traveled from South Dakota to Bryan, Texas, for the 7th annual HGSO/PAT History Conference at Texas A&M University. The theme for this year’s conference was “Community. Culture. Conflict,” and CRYP...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 13, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project opened the doors to its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center 10 years ago, staff members envisioned that the 26,000-square-foot facility would become a true center of life in the Cheyenne River community. And, they hoped...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 11, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
On Wednesday, April 6, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® welcomed its spring cohort of teen wellness interns, who will spend the month focusing on how to nurture healthy minds and bodies. These teen internships are a critical component of CRYP’s ongoing holistic...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 4, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center
In keeping with its ongoing commitment to holistic youth wellness, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® is developing engaging new programming that it hopes will inspire young people on the remote Cheyenne River Lakota reservation to live healthier, more vibrant lives....