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www.lakotayouth.org
Fall 2009
®
Cheyenne River Youth Project
East Lincoln St./ P.O. Box 410
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Phone: (605) 964-8200
Fax: (605) 964-8201
www.lakotayouth.org
Staff
Julie A. Garreau
Executive Director
Alexandra Meador
Youth Programs Director
Heather Steinberger
Public Relations Manager
What if Cheyenne River Youth Project®
earned a donation every time you
searched the Internet? Or how about
if a percentage of every purchase you
made online went to support our
cause? Well, now it can!
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoopowered search engine that donates
half its advertising revenue, about
a penny per search, to the charities
its users designate. Use it just as you
would any search engine, get quality
search results from Yahoo, and watch
the donations add up! Just type in
“Cheyenne River Youth Project” into
the “Who do you GoodSearch for?”
Box and click the verify button.
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30
percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores
including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best
Buy, ebay, Macy’s and Barnes & Noble
have teamed up with GoodShop and
every time you place an order, you’ll
be supporting your our organization.
Your Donation is Tax Deductible
Please remember that all cash
donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Any donation, big or small helps!
Thank you for your support!
Tamara LaPlante
Office Manager
If your name or address is incorrect please
notify us immediately!
Teen Center Offers Volleyball Camp
On July 20, CRYP hosted “Crave for the
Game” Volleyball Camp. “Two volunteers
from the S.W.A.M.P.-I.N. volunteer group
from St. Charles,
Missouri, approached
me with the idea,” said
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk,
wellness coordinator.
“Hanna Lang, 17, will
be a senior this year at
Lutheran High School
in St. Peters, Missouri,
and she has been
playing volleyball since she was in the fifth
grade. Nikki White, 16, is a junior and has
been playing for about a year and a half.”
Chasing Hawk put together a list of
teens that attend the Cokata Wiconi Teen
Center on a regular basis.
The camp addressed fundamentals
such as passing, setting, hitting, serving
and games, including “short court,”
a game with a
smaller playing
area, and “queens,”
in which four on
each side attempt
to score one point
to eliminate the
“queens” holding
the court.
The volunteers
donated 23 pairs of Franklin knee pads
and five Wilson “quicksand” volleyballs to
the teen center, and they presented all
participants who completed the camp
with T-shirts.
New T-Shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts and
Long-sleeved T-shirts are available.
Call (605) 964-8200 to order yours today!
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009 • Page 4
Sherry Turning Heart
Youth Programs Asst.
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk
Wellness Coordinator
Ben Cranham
Special Projects Manager
Board of Directors
Betsy Mitchell
President
Peggy Gallipo
Vice President
Guthrie Ducheneaux
Treasurer
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy
Director
Kristy Circle Eagle
Director
Michelle DuBray
Director
Cokata Wiconi Hosts International Fair
Volunteering with the Cheyenne River
Youth Project® (CRYP), provides men and
women from around the world with the
opportunity to learn about and experience
Lakota culture. It also gives the local
community a chance
to learn about diverse
world cultures — and
cuisines.
On Thursday, August
20, long-term CRYP
volunteers hosted the
Cokata Wiconi
International Fair at
the youth project’s
East Lincoln Street
campus. Held in the Cokata Wiconi Teen
Center’s Internet Cafe, the international
fair featured a selection of “stalls” where
guests could learn about the featured
country or region and sample its cuisine.
All ages turned out for the first-time event.
At the Germany display, volunteers
tempted passers-by with such culinary
offerings as pasta salad, meatballs and
potato pancakes with applesauce. At the
New Zealand table, guests could indulge a
sweet tooth with homemade trifle — or
take a walk on the adventurous side with
Kiwi volunteers, who
wielded a tube of
Vegemite, a dark brown,
salty, yeasty concoction is
deeply beloved Down
Under but is not fully
appreciated in this
hemisphere.
Guests sampled a hominy
dish at the South
American table and an
All-American treat — the Buckeye, a
chocolate indulgence that is commonly
made around the holiday season in Ohio.
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk, CRYP’s wellness
coordinator, also had a table where guests
could sample the traditionally prepared,
pounded, dried buffalo meat that was a
staple for Lakota warriors.
Family Services Distributes School Supplies
This year’s School Supplies Drive served more
than 400 children, providing them with paper,
notebooks, pencils, pens, glue, crayons, folders,
binders, scissors, backpacks and knit winter accessories. The drive also offered limited amounts
of protractors and calculators.
“As in years past, we asked parents to bring their
children to our school supplies distribution,”
said Julie Garreau, CRYP’s executive director.
“The children enjoy being part of the selection
process, choosing the erasers they like, the color
tablets they want and so on.”
CRYP relies on a variety of contributors to help
put together each year’s School Supplies Drive.
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009
Christian Relief Services Charities, of which CRYP
is an affiliate, and Running Strong for American
Indian Youth® are strategic partners. Other
important donors include church groups, service
groups and private individuals.
www.lakotayouth.org
www.lakotayouth.org
South Dakota Community Foundation Hosts Training at CRYP
On July 21, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted one
of the South Dakota Community Foundation’s six summer
“convenings” at its Cokata Wiconi Teen Center. The full-day
convening offered training opportunities designed to meet
the needs of South Dakota’s non-for-profit organizations;
the other sessions took place in Sioux Falls, Rapid City,
Chamberlain, Kyle and Watertown.
CRYP board members and staff participated in the trainings
as well as several other people residing in the northwestern
part of the state.
Many community members and others from across the
state were able to see that the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
is ideally suited for hosting training sessions, seminars,
lectures, workshops and other special events. Renting CRYP
facilities provides much-needed revenue for the youth
project’s programs and services.
“Many people don’t know about the teen center and the
availability of our facilities,” added Betsy Mitchell, the CRYP
board member who attended the recent SDCF convening.
“Many good things are happening on Cheyenne River, and
renting our space is a great way to bring people from the state
together, support each other and see those good things.”
Upcoming Events
October
- Main University Continues
- Teen Art Workshops
- Tammy Joy Art Contest for Teens
- Native American Day Parties
- Bullying Prevention Week Activities
- Hosting Oberlin College Group
- Coat Distribution
- Haunted House
November
- Main University Continues
- Zaniya Fitness Competitions
- Teen Art Workshops
- Community Lunch and Membership
Drive
- Marquette University High School
Group Visits
- Thanksgiving Dinner
Summer Carnival Fun
December
- Children’s Christmas Party
- Teen Christmas Tournament
- Christmas Star Quilt Raffle
- Wrapping Party
- Christmas Toy Drive
Concert at the Teen Center!
Out,’ where staff members and
volunteers sat under a real
toilet that flushed water on
their head when the children
hit a target .
The Annual Summer Carnival
took place on July 15 in
the playground adjacent
to the Main Youth Center.
Approximately 300 children
and 100 parents enjoyed
games such as spin art,
clothespin drop, ping-pong
shootout, book walk and
gone fishing. The festivities
also included clowns making
balloon animals, a bouncy
house, face painting and
cotton candy .
The carnival also had a ‘Flush
Messiah Lutheran Church
of Weldon Spring, Missouri,
organized the carnival; they
fundraised and planned for
a full year prior to the event.
The group brought nearly
5,000 prizes for the carnival
games, and it prepared hot
dogs, baked beans, potato
salad, chips and cookies for all
attendees.
Lil Bird Singers
Hand Drum Contest
On Thursday, August 6, the Cheyenne River Youth Project®
hosted the Lil Bird Singers Hand Drum Contest at its East
Lincoln Street campus. The Lil Bird Singers - Keiko Iron Hawk,
Sage Iron Hake, Claude Iron Hawk, Clark Jr. “Izzy” Iron Hawk
and Wicahpi Iron Hawk - judged the contest, held at 7 p.m.
in the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center gymnasium. (The Lil Bird
Singers are pictured above with the contest’s three winners.)
Hailing from the Red Scaffold community, the drum group
has been singing on the powwow trail for four years and
has been broadcasted live on KLND Radio at the Little Eagle
Annual Wacipi in July. The group’s mission is to illustrate to
other youth that the singing lifestyle is a way to stay drug
and alcohol free.
The contestants were judged on four criteria: originality of
song, subject content of song, use of Lakota language and
beat of the drum. The judges gave a score of 1 to 5 on each
and then added the total. For the finals, the attending crowd
judged the contestants; the winners were determined based
on who received the loudest applause. Gift cards were given
to first, second, and third place winners.
50 Participate in Summer Literacy
The band performed one set and signed autographs for
all audience members, and Messiah Lutheran provided a
community feed with baked pasta, broccoli from CRYP’s
Winyan Toka Win naturally grown garden, fruit, salad and
cookies. Nearly 100 young people attended the concert, and
more than 200 people enjoyed the community dinner.
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009 • Page 2
In August, the volunteers hosted a series of culture
days at the Main Youth Center. Every Wednesday, a
different culture was explored including the Maori
culture of New Zealand, Australian culture, German
culture, and the Lakota culture. Volunteers from each
respective country put together an entire day of
cultural activities, games, performances, and food.
“Kiwi” volunteers Petrina Hennessy and Carole
Spice hosted the Maori culture day. The Maori are
the indigenous people of New Zealand, they are
Polynesian and comprise about 14 percent of the
country’s population. Before the coming of the
Pakeha (White Man) to New Zealand, all literature
in Maori was orally passed onto succeeding
generations. This included many legends and waiata
(song). The most recognised tradition today is the
“Haka” which is a war dance. The Haka was performed
before the onset of war by the Maori last century,
but has been immortalized by New Zealand’s Rugby
Team the All Blacks, who perform this dance before
every game. The volunteers actually performed a real
Haka for the children that was passed on to them by
a Maori Elder. They also played a stick game with the
children and served traditional Maori food.
German Culture day was presented by Anna Palaske,
Sophia Tauber, Linda Zech, Henrike Kahl, Karla Harms
and Alina Nagel. The children played traditional party
games and ate potato pancakes with applesauce,
a German favorite! Volunteer Joan Wood hosted
Australian culture day and wellness coordinator
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk presented the day of Lakota
culture to the children
help of our volunteers, while
earning points toward special
prizes.
Messiah Lutheran Church organized a teen concert, called
“Rock the Rez” held July 16, which featured the national
touring band “A Rotterdam November.” Originally from Boise,
Idaho, the band released its first album two years ago and has
another one on the way.
The teen center was an official stop on the band’s tour
schedule. After they performed in Eagle Butte, the band
performed at the Hills Alive Music Festival in Rapid City.
Cultural Days At the Main
The Summer Literacy Program
is run during the summer
months through our Children’s
Library. This program gives
children the chance to develop
their reading skills with the
This year, a special read-a-loud
day was held every Wednesday
as part of the literacy program,
which helped those younger
children, that do not yet
read, get exposure to the
excitement of the world of
literature. Over 50 children
participated in the program
this year, reading 381 books.
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009 • Page 3
www.lakotayouth.org
www.lakotayouth.org
South Dakota Community Foundation Hosts Training at CRYP
On July 21, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted one
of the South Dakota Community Foundation’s six summer
“convenings” at its Cokata Wiconi Teen Center. The full-day
convening offered training opportunities designed to meet
the needs of South Dakota’s non-for-profit organizations;
the other sessions took place in Sioux Falls, Rapid City,
Chamberlain, Kyle and Watertown.
CRYP board members and staff participated in the trainings
as well as several other people residing in the northwestern
part of the state.
Many community members and others from across the
state were able to see that the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
is ideally suited for hosting training sessions, seminars,
lectures, workshops and other special events. Renting CRYP
facilities provides much-needed revenue for the youth
project’s programs and services.
“Many people don’t know about the teen center and the
availability of our facilities,” added Betsy Mitchell, the CRYP
board member who attended the recent SDCF convening.
“Many good things are happening on Cheyenne River, and
renting our space is a great way to bring people from the state
together, support each other and see those good things.”
Upcoming Events
October
- Main University Continues
- Teen Art Workshops
- Tammy Joy Art Contest for Teens
- Native American Day Parties
- Bullying Prevention Week Activities
- Hosting Oberlin College Group
- Coat Distribution
- Haunted House
November
- Main University Continues
- Zaniya Fitness Competitions
- Teen Art Workshops
- Community Lunch and Membership
Drive
- Marquette University High School
Group Visits
- Thanksgiving Dinner
Summer Carnival Fun
December
- Children’s Christmas Party
- Teen Christmas Tournament
- Christmas Star Quilt Raffle
- Wrapping Party
- Christmas Toy Drive
Concert at the Teen Center!
Out,’ where staff members and
volunteers sat under a real
toilet that flushed water on
their head when the children
hit a target .
The Annual Summer Carnival
took place on July 15 in
the playground adjacent
to the Main Youth Center.
Approximately 300 children
and 100 parents enjoyed
games such as spin art,
clothespin drop, ping-pong
shootout, book walk and
gone fishing. The festivities
also included clowns making
balloon animals, a bouncy
house, face painting and
cotton candy .
The carnival also had a ‘Flush
Messiah Lutheran Church
of Weldon Spring, Missouri,
organized the carnival; they
fundraised and planned for
a full year prior to the event.
The group brought nearly
5,000 prizes for the carnival
games, and it prepared hot
dogs, baked beans, potato
salad, chips and cookies for all
attendees.
Lil Bird Singers
Hand Drum Contest
On Thursday, August 6, the Cheyenne River Youth Project®
hosted the Lil Bird Singers Hand Drum Contest at its East
Lincoln Street campus. The Lil Bird Singers - Keiko Iron Hawk,
Sage Iron Hake, Claude Iron Hawk, Clark Jr. “Izzy” Iron Hawk
and Wicahpi Iron Hawk - judged the contest, held at 7 p.m.
in the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center gymnasium. (The Lil Bird
Singers are pictured above with the contest’s three winners.)
Hailing from the Red Scaffold community, the drum group
has been singing on the powwow trail for four years and
has been broadcasted live on KLND Radio at the Little Eagle
Annual Wacipi in July. The group’s mission is to illustrate to
other youth that the singing lifestyle is a way to stay drug
and alcohol free.
The contestants were judged on four criteria: originality of
song, subject content of song, use of Lakota language and
beat of the drum. The judges gave a score of 1 to 5 on each
and then added the total. For the finals, the attending crowd
judged the contestants; the winners were determined based
on who received the loudest applause. Gift cards were given
to first, second, and third place winners.
50 Participate in Summer Literacy
The band performed one set and signed autographs for
all audience members, and Messiah Lutheran provided a
community feed with baked pasta, broccoli from CRYP’s
Winyan Toka Win naturally grown garden, fruit, salad and
cookies. Nearly 100 young people attended the concert, and
more than 200 people enjoyed the community dinner.
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009 • Page 2
In August, the volunteers hosted a series of culture
days at the Main Youth Center. Every Wednesday, a
different culture was explored including the Maori
culture of New Zealand, Australian culture, German
culture, and the Lakota culture. Volunteers from each
respective country put together an entire day of
cultural activities, games, performances, and food.
“Kiwi” volunteers Petrina Hennessy and Carole
Spice hosted the Maori culture day. The Maori are
the indigenous people of New Zealand, they are
Polynesian and comprise about 14 percent of the
country’s population. Before the coming of the
Pakeha (White Man) to New Zealand, all literature
in Maori was orally passed onto succeeding
generations. This included many legends and waiata
(song). The most recognised tradition today is the
“Haka” which is a war dance. The Haka was performed
before the onset of war by the Maori last century,
but has been immortalized by New Zealand’s Rugby
Team the All Blacks, who perform this dance before
every game. The volunteers actually performed a real
Haka for the children that was passed on to them by
a Maori Elder. They also played a stick game with the
children and served traditional Maori food.
German Culture day was presented by Anna Palaske,
Sophia Tauber, Linda Zech, Henrike Kahl, Karla Harms
and Alina Nagel. The children played traditional party
games and ate potato pancakes with applesauce,
a German favorite! Volunteer Joan Wood hosted
Australian culture day and wellness coordinator
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk presented the day of Lakota
culture to the children
help of our volunteers, while
earning points toward special
prizes.
Messiah Lutheran Church organized a teen concert, called
“Rock the Rez” held July 16, which featured the national
touring band “A Rotterdam November.” Originally from Boise,
Idaho, the band released its first album two years ago and has
another one on the way.
The teen center was an official stop on the band’s tour
schedule. After they performed in Eagle Butte, the band
performed at the Hills Alive Music Festival in Rapid City.
Cultural Days At the Main
The Summer Literacy Program
is run during the summer
months through our Children’s
Library. This program gives
children the chance to develop
their reading skills with the
This year, a special read-a-loud
day was held every Wednesday
as part of the literacy program,
which helped those younger
children, that do not yet
read, get exposure to the
excitement of the world of
literature. Over 50 children
participated in the program
this year, reading 381 books.
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009 • Page 3
www.lakotayouth.org
Fall 2009
®
Cheyenne River Youth Project
East Lincoln St./ P.O. Box 410
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Phone: (605) 964-8200
Fax: (605) 964-8201
www.lakotayouth.org
Staff
Julie A. Garreau
Executive Director
Alexandra Meador
Youth Programs Director
Heather Steinberger
Public Relations Manager
What if Cheyenne River Youth Project®
earned a donation every time you
searched the Internet? Or how about
if a percentage of every purchase you
made online went to support our
cause? Well, now it can!
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoopowered search engine that donates
half its advertising revenue, about
a penny per search, to the charities
its users designate. Use it just as you
would any search engine, get quality
search results from Yahoo, and watch
the donations add up! Just type in
“Cheyenne River Youth Project” into
the “Who do you GoodSearch for?”
Box and click the verify button.
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30
percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores
including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best
Buy, ebay, Macy’s and Barnes & Noble
have teamed up with GoodShop and
every time you place an order, you’ll
be supporting your our organization.
Your Donation is Tax Deductible
Please remember that all cash
donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Any donation, big or small helps!
Thank you for your support!
Tamara LaPlante
Office Manager
If your name or address is incorrect please
notify us immediately!
Teen Center Offers Volleyball Camp
On July 20, CRYP hosted “Crave for the
Game” Volleyball Camp. “Two volunteers
from the S.W.A.M.P.-I.N. volunteer group
from St. Charles,
Missouri, approached
me with the idea,” said
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk,
wellness coordinator.
“Hanna Lang, 17, will
be a senior this year at
Lutheran High School
in St. Peters, Missouri,
and she has been
playing volleyball since she was in the fifth
grade. Nikki White, 16, is a junior and has
been playing for about a year and a half.”
Chasing Hawk put together a list of
teens that attend the Cokata Wiconi Teen
Center on a regular basis.
The camp addressed fundamentals
such as passing, setting, hitting, serving
and games, including “short court,”
a game with a
smaller playing
area, and “queens,”
in which four on
each side attempt
to score one point
to eliminate the
“queens” holding
the court.
The volunteers
donated 23 pairs of Franklin knee pads
and five Wilson “quicksand” volleyballs to
the teen center, and they presented all
participants who completed the camp
with T-shirts.
New T-Shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts and
Long-sleeved T-shirts are available.
Call (605) 964-8200 to order yours today!
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009 • Page 4
Sherry Turning Heart
Youth Programs Asst.
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk
Wellness Coordinator
Ben Cranham
Special Projects Manager
Board of Directors
Betsy Mitchell
President
Peggy Gallipo
Vice President
Guthrie Ducheneaux
Treasurer
Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy
Director
Kristy Circle Eagle
Director
Michelle DuBray
Director
Cokata Wiconi Hosts International Fair
Volunteering with the Cheyenne River
Youth Project® (CRYP), provides men and
women from around the world with the
opportunity to learn about and experience
Lakota culture. It also gives the local
community a chance
to learn about diverse
world cultures — and
cuisines.
On Thursday, August
20, long-term CRYP
volunteers hosted the
Cokata Wiconi
International Fair at
the youth project’s
East Lincoln Street
campus. Held in the Cokata Wiconi Teen
Center’s Internet Cafe, the international
fair featured a selection of “stalls” where
guests could learn about the featured
country or region and sample its cuisine.
All ages turned out for the first-time event.
At the Germany display, volunteers
tempted passers-by with such culinary
offerings as pasta salad, meatballs and
potato pancakes with applesauce. At the
New Zealand table, guests could indulge a
sweet tooth with homemade trifle — or
take a walk on the adventurous side with
Kiwi volunteers, who
wielded a tube of
Vegemite, a dark brown,
salty, yeasty concoction is
deeply beloved Down
Under but is not fully
appreciated in this
hemisphere.
Guests sampled a hominy
dish at the South
American table and an
All-American treat — the Buckeye, a
chocolate indulgence that is commonly
made around the holiday season in Ohio.
Wiyaka Chasing Hawk, CRYP’s wellness
coordinator, also had a table where guests
could sample the traditionally prepared,
pounded, dried buffalo meat that was a
staple for Lakota warriors.
Family Services Distributes School Supplies
This year’s School Supplies Drive served more
than 400 children, providing them with paper,
notebooks, pencils, pens, glue, crayons, folders,
binders, scissors, backpacks and knit winter accessories. The drive also offered limited amounts
of protractors and calculators.
“As in years past, we asked parents to bring their
children to our school supplies distribution,”
said Julie Garreau, CRYP’s executive director.
“The children enjoy being part of the selection
process, choosing the erasers they like, the color
tablets they want and so on.”
CRYP relies on a variety of contributors to help
put together each year’s School Supplies Drive.
Ho Ċokata • Fall 2009
Christian Relief Services Charities, of which CRYP
is an affiliate, and Running Strong for American
Indian Youth® are strategic partners. Other
important donors include church groups, service
groups and private individuals.