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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
Washburn-Crosby had a great breakfast cereal, Wheaties, in stores. But customers weren’t scooping it up. So, the company created a singing ad, "Have You Tried Wheaties?" – the first radio jingle in history. [Read Transcript...]
Investigators share the cause of a fire that killed sports journalist Jesse Pierce and her three children, UMN plans big cuts, and the 4H dog show comes to the Fairgrounds. [Read Transcript...]
Today, we're speaking with Ryan Dixon. Ryan is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe from Pine Ridge in South Dakota and has spent over two decades immersed in the Lower Sioux community in southern Minnesota. He trained under First Language Dakota speakers, and he now teaches Dakota. An educator and Indigenous language activist, he co-founded a Dakota Immersion Head Start programming and works to keep the language alive for future generations. [Read Transcript...]
This week, we discuss the history of Indian boarding schools, and how it is still present in some survivors' lives. And we learn how indigenous language programs are playing a role in preserving culture, traditions, and creating connections across generations. [Read Transcript...]
