by Heather Steinberger | Aug 30, 2017 | Community, RedCan, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
In conjunction with releasing its 2017 RedCan mini-documentary (see it now on YouTube!), CRYP also has just announced the dates for its 2018 RedCan graffiti jam. The fourth annual event will take place on June 27-July 1, 2018, with painting scheduled at various sites...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 28, 2017 | Community, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that it will be hosting a one-day, invitational Lakota Graffiti Jam in conjunction with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s annual Fair, Rodeo and Powwow weekend. The invitational graffiti jam is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
Thanks to its participation in “The Hero Effect” on the Oprah Winfrey Network and with the support of the United Way, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® was able to take seven teenagers on a life-changing, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. this summer. Bryanna...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 18, 2017 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
Welcome back to our “Main Edition” of the CRYP Hall of Fame! This month, we’d like to introduce you to Dexter Hawk Eagle, who started attending youth programming at The Main this summer. Dexter is 7 years old, and he’s a second-grader at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 14, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
The summer 2017 season of Midnight Basketball at the Cheyenne River Youth Project is coming to an end, and CRYP staff are preparing to commemorate the occasion with the nonprofit youth organization’s annual Midnight Basketball Lock-In. Open free to young people ages...