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We Still Live Here: Revival of the Wampanoag Language
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Anne Makepeace, the writer and director of the documentary film, “We Still Live Here,” which chronicles the movement to r...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
Culturology: David Treuer Reading at the Cass Lake Public Library
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: David Treuer - Author
Writer, and Native American from Leach Lake Reservation, David Treuer, last year published “Rez Life,” an important work on many levels. David Treu...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 16:45
  • Purchases: 1
"Native American Health & Wellness Fair: Brian Gilly"
From: WFHB
Series: My Health Matters
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Brian (Director of the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center) provides information about the Native American center's services and the vari...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 04:12
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Red Lake, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend during summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1...

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 10:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Gail Rixen - "One of Us"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: The Beat
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Gail Rixen has been a finish carpenter, a health care aid, and she currently farms near Nebish, Minnesota. Rixen has published three books of poetr...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:25
The Burning Issue: America's War on Fire
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Every summer, wildfires torch thousands of acres of land. The National Forest Service rushes to the rescue; to save lives, homes, and communities. ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Culturology: Ghost Dancer by Judy Merritt
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Ghost Dancer by Judy Merritt
Judy Merritt, author from the Nevis area of northern Minnesota, joins Heidi Holtan for a Real Good Words interview. Her new book titled "Ghost Danc...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 15:42
  • Purchases: 1
Bryan Welk: Leech Lake Tribal College Ulumnus Profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Before attending Leech Lake Tribal College Bryan Welk knew he wanted to work in Law Enforcement in Cass County. Bryan talks about how getting his e...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
Part 3: Native American Dropouts
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: American Graduate
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KUVO explores the unique challenges facing at-risk Native American students.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 08:37
Tallie Large: Leech Lake Tribal College Ulumnus Profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Tallie discusses her current work in invasive species plant protection, and her plans to get a PhD in Ethnobotany. She also talks about the giving ...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
Sean Fahrlander: Leech Lake Tribal College Alumnus profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Sean talks about reverence for knowledge, his first job of being a dad, being a Native American Storyteller in winter, and being Leech Lake Tribal ...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 2
Our History: United States vs. Dakota War
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Our History
Caption: US-Dakota War Exhibit
Director of the Minnesota History Center Museum Dan Spock details the 1862 war between the U.S. government and the Dakota Indians.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 1
Anton Treuer: Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Real Good Words
Caption: Anton Treuer: Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask
Anton Treuer recently spoke at the Bemidji Public Library about subjects addressed in his book "Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Wer...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 40:35
  • Purchases: 1
Conspiracy of Ancestors: The Indigeneity Essentials
From: Bioneers Radio
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12-Revolution from the Heart of Nature
Caption: Dr. Melissa Nelson, Credit: James Lerager (c)
Cultural ecologist, indigenous scholar and activist Dr. Melissa K. Nelson reminds native and non-native peoples alike that we all need to re-indige...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
"Art From Within" - Artist Wesley May talks about his art
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
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“Art From Within” is the title of the March exhibit at the Bemidji Community Art Center. The exhibit features art work by Ojibwe and non-Native art...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 08:53
  • Purchases: 1
Author David Treuer talks to Charlie Pulkrabek about his new book "Rez Life."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Real Good Words
Caption: "Rez Life" by David Treuer
Leech Lake Indian writer, David Treuer, has a new book, “Rez Life”. The author of three novels and one collection of essays, “Rez Life” is his firs...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 33:40
  • Purchases: 1
Our History: Jim Jones talks about Dakota burial site in Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Our History
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Jim Jones, Cultural Resources Director of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council talks with Scott Hall about the closing of the Pamida store in Bemid...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 11:55
  • Purchases: 1
Rebuilding after Genocide: The Dakota at Santee and Flandreau, 1866-1900
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of "Culture Clique" Winona State University Professor Colette Hyman presents a lecture entitled, "Rebuilding after Genocide: The Da...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 30:31
  • Purchases: 1
A Home and Place Perspective from One Who Lives in Two Worlds
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, KQAL's Teri Tenseth interviews Therapeutic and Recreational Tourism Assistant Professor at Winona State Universi...

Bought by KSRQ and KUMD


  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 2
TruthToTell May 2: POLYMET MINING CASE-PART II: Legal and Environmental Fallout
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
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TTT’s ANDY DRISCOLL and MICHELLE ALIMORADI talk again with those who argue against this project, citing the EPA’s rejection of the company’s enviro...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:34
TruthToTell Apr 25: POLYMET MINING CASE-Part 1: Copper-Nickel Mining Will Kill Northern Waters
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
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What is more important? Jobs? Or the long-term integrity of our air and water? TTT’s ANDY DRISCOLL and MICHELLE ALIMORADI talk with those who are ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature Promo
From: Bioneers Radio
Caption: Revolution from the Heart of Nature
Bioneers brings bold innovators with breakthrough solutions to the airwaves. Bioneers:Revolution from the Heart of Nature is heard via more than 37...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:26:46
Pointe-au-Chien Indians, Reeling from the Oil Spill, Watch as Their Land Washes Away
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Theresa Dardar says crabbers have replaces the forest in her back yard., Credit: Barry Yeoman
The 700-member Pointe-au-Chien indian tribe south of Houma, Louisiana was one of the first communities to take a direct hit from the BP oil spill. ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
Germaine White, Bull Trout's Gift
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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The Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes of western Montana have published a set of educational materials that includes a book titled, Bull Trou...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Turtle enthusiasts Ed Lagace and Micheal J Pappas
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today we interview two individuals who have a passion for the wilderness of MN with a focus on Turtles. First we meet with Ed Lagace who has been i...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 27:36