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May 25, 2021 | 6:49 AM
In partnership with Hopa Mountain and the National Park Service, the Cheyenne River Youth Project sent seven Lakota youth ages 13-16 to Pipestone National Monument on May 21-23. The field trip was made possible through a “Connecting with our Homelands” travel grant, which provides funds for indigenous organizations, schools, and nonprofits to visit national park units across the United States.
Located in southwestern Minnesota, Pipestone National Monument is home to a red stone called catlinite. Native people, including the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota, have quarried this stone for centuries to make ceremonial pipes.
CRYP staff accompanied the teens on the trip. They arrived Friday evening and began their adventure Saturday morning with an off-trail tour of the Circle Trail and a talk from park ranger Gabe Yellowhawk, who spoke about prairie restoration.
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Mar 5, 2021 1:06 PM
In collaboration with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is bringing back the popular “Growing into Wowachinyepi” program for 2021. CRYP and CNAY are currently accepting applications for this second cohort, which will commence March 29 and remain in session until the fall.
The program is open to residents of Cheyenne River, ages 14-18.
Applications are due Monday, Mar. 8, and five champions will be selected to join the 2021 cohort.
CRYP first held Growing into Wowachinyepi at its Eagle Butte campus in 2018. Designed to honor youth leaders on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in a culturally relevant and respectful way, this innovative initiative also gives teen participants valuable opportunities to continue their leadership journeys.
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