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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
The government that tried to destroy Indigenous culture used it as a weapon on the battlefield. Listen to Decoded: Untold stories of Native Veterans in Minnesota whose tribal languages helped win World War Two. [Read Transcript...]
In the fourth segment of our policymakers series, Representative Jamie Becker-Finn joins the crew to discuss how she’s disruption the cycle of trauma through her work. She authored the Healthy Start Act, granting more parental rights to incarcerated expecting mothers. [Read Transcript...]
KMOJ Hosts Chantel SinGs and Freddie Bell shine a light on how sex trafficking hurts women and our communities. The program explores the causes behind this violent and illegal economy. And how some brave survivors are finding freedom. The program features interviews with Breaking Free survivors, Rev. Alika Galloway and the survivors’ group at Liberty … [Read Transcript...]
Many believe addiction in Native American communities stems from the struggle to deal with generations of unaddressed trauma. Culturally specific treatment is key in helping Natives recover from drug addiction. In Minnesota right now, addiction to opioids — prescription pain killers, heroine and the like – is killing American Indians at a rate faster than … [Read Transcript...]
