Current Projects
We have been working hard to help our Lakota Artists build successful businesses. This work will continue in the form of Educational opportunities, sharing opportunities and business learning.
Please feel free to stop in and visit with Jaylynn or Cayla and check out our inventory!
The Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition
This initiative uses a researched and proven to work public health prevention strategy to build protective factors in our youths' lives, while also decreasing risk factors.
We are a community led coalition is located in Eagle Butte, SD. Our members are parents, health care providers, educators, policy makers, youth organizations, and more who work hard to bring the best opportunities, skills building, and recognition to our youth in Eagle Butte!
Eating Like Our Ancestors
The purpose of this study is to collect Cheyenne River elder’s traditional recipes, and stories for creation of a toolkit that will increase knowledge and consumption of traditional recipes in all ages. This toolkit creation will be created using the interviewed elders recipes and stories, along with the youths help in media creation and promotion. Toolkits will be made available to all Cheyenne River Residents in both electronic, and book format.
Funded by the Strong Heart Study.
This study is in partnership with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) Elders and youth, and goes from April 2023-April 2024.
Produce Prescription Program
The purpose of the study is to increase access and availability of healthy foods (by providing vouchers to purchase healthy foods) and see if use of the vouchers reduces diet-related chronic illnesses.
Eligible participants must be referred by a health care provider for being at risk for or have been diagnosed with a diet- related chronic illness (e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease), living with at least one child who is currently in grades kindergarten through eighth grade (Ages 5-14), and report limited income and/or use of SNAP or commodity foods program.
This important study began in December 2023.
CRST Community Exposures to Metals in The Air
The purpose of this study is to generate current outdoor air pollution information for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) communities. We will partner with a select number of Oglala Lakota College students who will collect samples, and learn to analyze and report them by our partners at New York University, and the University of New Mexico.
Funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.
This important study began preparation in February 2024.
Art For Life
South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The South Dakota Arts Council has created a Art For Life Program, partnering with local art agencies and Elder Care Facilities to address loneliness, boredom, and helplessness. The Keya Foundation is addressing these depressive symptoms by partnering with the Medicine Wheel Village Residents to host art presentations and activities.
This study is in partnership with the Medicine Wheel Village residents, and goes from June 2023-June 2024.
Positive Interaction Prevention
The purpose of the study is to lower depressive symptoms within Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (C-EB) School grades 6th-12th. We will address this utilizing our Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition members to host monthly events with students that provide opportunities to learn, skill building, and provide recognition. This will increase bonding between the students and prosocial adults participating in events. In return these bonds will create a safe environment for harder conversations to be had, regarding practicing mental health, and substance use prevention.
Funded by the Strong Heart Study.
This important work will begin in January 2023 and end in July 2024.
South Dakota Department of Health
The purpose of the study is to increase protection against risk factors within Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (C-EB) School grades 2th-12th. We will address this utilizing our Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition members to host monthly events with students that provide opportunities to learn, skill building, and provide recognition.
Funded by the South Dakota Department of Health Health Improvement Innovation Grant
This important study began in August 2023.
