The South Dakota House of Representatives rejected a medical marijuana plan approved by the Senate that would've removed a criminal penalty from possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. The legislature has one more day to establish a program, or the cannabis program becomes law, as passed by voters.
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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.
In seven cities across South Dakota, people gathered Saturday morning to make a statement and to protest a bill against trans lives and their future in sports.
All events had mandatory mask requirements and were held in Pierre, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Brookings, Watertown, Eagle Butte and Vermillion.
The protests were led by The Transformation Project. In Vermillion, April Matson and Dylan Daniels led the event with speeches based on their own experiences and lives and led a march around the block of main street.
This protest was in response to South Dakota House Bill 1217 being passed through the senate. The bill plans to ban trans women from participating in women’s sports because of the belief that trans women will have an unfair advantage over other teams players.
Cheyenne River Youth Project distributes 1,100 food boxes to Cheyenne River community
Boxes distributed February 23
Boxes distributed February 23
Cheyenne River Youth Project
With support from Feeding South Dakota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Cheyenne River Youth Project distributed 1,100 food boxes to community members on Tuesday, February 23. The nonprofit youth organization’s small staff and a group of youth volunteers conducted the massive operation, which reached every corner of the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
Cheyenne River Youth Project’s busy day began at 9:30 a.m., when representatives from the reservation’s outer communities started arriving to pick up boxes for their residents. For three hours, the team loaded boxes for Bridger, Red Scaffold, Takini, Cherry Creek, White Horse, Swiftbird, LaPlante, Bear Creek, Iron Lightning, Green Grass, On The Tree, Thunder Butte, and Promise.
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