Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Since 1992, Valentines Day has been the day people have been marching to show support for the missing and murdered indigenous women worldwide. In this segment of Area Voices, to Indigenous women share their insights on the problems associated with violence against women in the Native community
KBFT and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund present a new series “Baapi’idiwin” – A Live Native Comedy Series – which explains the important cultural aspect of humor to Natives but also its importance for well-being. Hosted by Red Lake Comedian – Jon Roberts in this episode we’ll feature Red Lake aspiring comedian and Pow Wow MC – Deanna StandingCloud.
Bach and bluegrass. The combination really works, as Monroe Crossing proved a few years ago when they performed a bluegrass mass created by composer Carol Barnett and lyricist Marisha Chamberlain. Now, they’ve done it again, performing a Te Deum created by Barnett and Chamberlain, in collaboration with the Vocalessence chorus and ensemble. A group of the creative partners got together to talk about the work with Phil Nusbaum.
Bemidji State University professors Dr. Donna Pawlowski and Dr. Debbie Guelda are part of the BSU Community Engagement Council dedicated to the cultivating positive relationships between the university and the greater Bemidji community. Hosting regular meetings (via Zoom during Covid, of course), the CEC aims to create connections, open minds and build bridges. Pawlowski and Guelda joined the morning show to discuss an upcoming public event focused on communication strategies around complicated conversations.
On today’s show, we talk with Darek DeLille (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Artistic Producer at New Native Theatre, community organizer, musician and audio artist. Darek now lives in Southeast Minneapolis after living on Fond du Lac for many years.