Happy Winter Solstice 2021!

Happy Winter Solstice 2021!

Today marks the shortest day of the year — the winter solstice. The New Lakota Dictionary calls it Waní-Wí-Ipȟá, which means crest of the winter sun in our Native language. From here, all together, we are walking toward the light. We wish you a blessed holiday season...
Native American Heritage Month Brings Art Classes, Main University & Annual “Thanks for Kids” Dinner

Native American Heritage Month Brings Art Classes, Main University & Annual “Thanks for Kids” Dinner

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...