Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
For over a decade, the prescription pain killer and heroin abuse crisis has had a hold on communities across the U-S. Opioid overdoses tripled between 2000 and 2015.
In 2015, Minnesota had more American Indians dying from overdoses than any other state. That same year, well over half of pregnant Native women gave birth to babies with opioids in their systems.
Many American Indians in Minnesota are wrestling with how best to help people heal from the addiction and the historical trauma at the root of this crisis.
Over this hour, reporter Melissa Townsend explores the unique nature of addiction in Native communities, and how it is – or is not – shaping a response to the current crisis.
February 14th marks a day of honoring relatives lost in the ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR).
A recent report from the Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women reveals a heartbreaking statistic: while Indigenous people make up just 1% of the state’s population, a stunning 9% of all murdered girls and women in Minnesota over the last ten years were American Indian.
Today we talk with Jessica Gidagaakoons Smith (Bois Forte Band of Chippewa) who is a mother, survivor, Two-Spirit warrior, Indigenous scholar, and researcher, MMIWG2S Legal Advocate, and so much more. Jessica shares how her own experience seeking healing as a survivor of domestic violence and human trafficking, led her on a path to become a national speaker, leader, and advocate for others.
We hear Jessica’s powerful story of how her “Inner Warrior” pushed her to step forward and speak up, sharing her own story of survival, to advocate for legislation aimed at strengthening law enforcement’s ability to track and solve cases of murdered or missing Native Americans.
We are thankful for Jessica Smith’s powerful voice and for all the work she is doing to help others find safety, healing, and their own voices. You can learn more about Jessica Smith and her work at www.gidagaakoonsresearch.com
Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI) builds on Indigenous traditions of data gathering and knowledge transfer to create, disseminate, and put into action research on gender and sexual violence against Indigenous people. www.sovereign-bodies.org
If you or someone you know needs help right now, you can reach out to these hotlines:
StrongHearts Native Helpline provides culturally appropriate support and advocacy for American Indians and Alaska Natives, including resources for victims, families affected by domestic violence and dating violence, and it is anonymous and confidential at: 1-844-7NATIVE or 1-844-762-8483.
National Human Trafficking Hotline serves victims and survivors of human trafficking and anti-trafficking community in the US: 1-888-373-7888
Local four track enthusiast, C. Kostra, stopped by Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to perform some great tracks for us! Recorded 11.23.18 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check him out online: https://ckostra.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/c.kostra/ Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new. Listen to Radio K at 770 AM, 100.7 FM and 104.5 FM, as well as online at radiok.org. Video shot by Jeremiah Michalik, and Maddie Schwappach. Edited by Grace Baldwin. Audio recorded and mastered by Will Cushman.
Combining the sounds of cozy old tapes and new musical ideas, local group, Iceblink, settled down Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to play some great new songs for us! Recorded 4.26.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check them out online: https://iceblink.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/iceblinkband/ Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new. Listen to Radio K at 770 AM, 100.7 FM and 104.5 FM, as well as online at radiok.org. Video shot by Grace Baldwin, Teddy Nordvold, and Jeremiah Michalik. Edited by Grace Baldwin. Audio recorded and mastered by Will Cushman.
Destiny Roberts landed in Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to chat about colors, creativity, and their new multi-tape concept release. Recorded 7.5.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Be sure to check out their in-studio performance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1o8Y… Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new. Listen to Radio K at 770 AM, 100.7 FM and 104.5 FM, as well as online at radiok.org. Video shot and edited by Jeremiah Michalik. Interview conducted by Emma Chekroun.
The Minneapolis punk ladies of Kitten Forever joined us at Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to perform a set! Recorded 4.20.18 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check them out online! https://www.facebook.com/kittenforeve… https://kittenforever.bandcamp.com/
Video shot by Grace Baldwin, Jeremiah Michalik, and Charter Jacobson. Edited by Grace Baldwin. Audio recorded and mastered by Johan Barreiro.
Right on! Local progressive psych rock band, Harakiri, swung by Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to chat with us and perform a set! Recorded 8.31.18 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Be sure to check out their in-studio performance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCrzu…
Video shot and edited by Grace Baldwin. Interview conducted by Sam Walsh.
Devata Daun and producer C. Kostra, local lo-fi darkwave artists, stopped by Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to perform a set! Recorded 8.24.18 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check her out online! https://www.facebook.com/devatadaun/ https://devatadaun.bandcamp.com/
Video shot by Grace Baldwin and Sam Kablam. Edited by Grace Baldwin. Audio recorded and mastered by Johan Barreiro.
YYY, a local experimental indie pop group composed of Austin and Jess, dropped by Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to play some great new songs for us! Recorded 4.19.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check them out online: https://therealyyy.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/therealyyy/ Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new. Listen to Radio K at 770 AM, 100.7 FM and 104.5 FM, as well as online at radiok.org. Video shot by Grace Baldwin, Teddy Nordvold, and Katie Powers. Edited by Grace Baldwin. Audio recorded and mastered by Will Cushman.
The Controversial New ‘Skinny Pill’, a psychic social pop band based out of the Twin Cities, stopped by Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to perform a set! Recorded 8.17.18 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check them out online! https://www.facebook.com/skinnypillband/ https://thecontroversialnewskinnypill…
Video shot by Grace Baldwin and Jeremiah Michalik. Edited by Grace Baldwin. Audio recorded and mastered by Johan Barreiro.