Ampers

June 27, 2012

Minnesota Native News-Preserving the History and Heritage of Minnesota’s Native Americans

The Minnesota History Center opens a new exhibit on the US-Dakota War that includes input and reflections from the Dakota.
A St Paul American Indian Center wins a national award to build a teaching kitchen to improve health and fight diabetes.
And a high profile national Senate campaign again raises the question of native heritage and ancestry--who claims it and how can they prove it.
Plus, revitalizing the Dakota and Ojibway languages to boost achievement for American Indian children

June 22, 2012

MN90: Atmosphere

Minneapolis based hip-hop group Atmosphere is an enormous success not only in the land of 10,000 lakes, but worldwide. They built their sound on “socially conscious” hip-hop. As MN90 producer Allison Herrera explains, the group re-wrote the rules about finding fans.

June 21, 2012

MN90: Manoomin – The Other Minnesota Grain

Wild rice is Minnesota’s unofficial state grain. But, did you know it’s not actually rice? It also plays an important role in the creation stories of the Anishinabe. MN90 producer Allison Herrera tells us about Manoomin.

June 18, 2012

MN90: The K-Ration

WWII soldiers sometimes went days without eating a hot meal. What did they consume instead? The K-Ration. Packaged in plain, brown boxes and labeled BREAKFAST, LUNCH and DINNER, these meals equipped US soldiers with the calories necessary for survival. They were developed by U of M scientist Ancel Keys. MN90 producer Allison Herrera tells us …