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Cheyenne River Youth Project Turns 25, Launches Endowment and Keya Cafe Featuring Homegrown Food

Cheyenne River Youth Project Turns 25, Launches Endowment and Keya Cafe Featuring Homegrown Food
Cheyenne River Youth Project Turns 25, Launches Endowment and Keya Cafe Featuri…
Author
Indian Country Today
Year

Twenty-five years ago, Julie Garreau (Cheyenne River Lakota) developed the Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) from a converted bar on Main Street in the tribe's capital Eagle Butte, South Dakota. For 12 years she volunteered her time to get an after-school program off the ground...

civic responsibilities
community development
endowment fund
Native youth
youth development
youth education
youth entrepreneurship
Native Nations
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Resource Type
News and Opinion
Topics
Citizenship/Membership
Cultural Affairs
Economic and Community Development
Leadership
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The Cheyenne River Youth Project
Citation

ICT Staff. "Cheyenne River Youth Project Turns 25, Launches Endowment and Keya Cafe Featuring Homegrown Food." Indian Country Today. January 28, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/cheyenne-river-youth-project-turns-25-launches-endowment-and-keya-cafe-featuring-homegrown-food, accessed March 22, 2023)

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