Danebod Folk School
The Danebod Folk School opened in 1888 to provide an education in arts, culture and politics to the Danish population that had recently arrived in Lincoln County. [Read Transcript...]
Art
Keepers of the Island: A Mexican Art Exhibit on the Mississippi
In today's broadcast, a Northern Minnesota woman pleads not guilty to voter fraud. Then, a new art exhibition brings a Mexican feel to a metro island. Plus, a mental health program at a Minnesota college is at risk after losing federal funding. [Read Transcript...]
St. Paul Hmong Freedom Festival
Every year, hundreds of people attend the Hmong Freedom Festival to celebrate Hmong culture and history in Minnesota. [Read Transcript...]
Giizh Sarah Agaton Howes: Translating Ojibwe Cultural Arts into Contemporary Ojibwe Designs
Today we are speaking with Giizh Sarah Agaton Howes. Howes is an award-winning Anishinaabe creator, artist and organizer from Fond Du Lac reservation and Muscogree Creek. She’s the CEO of Heart Berry, a contemporary Ojibwe Design brand that offers wool blankets, apparel, gifts and accessories rooted in Howes’s beadwork and Ojibwe floral designs. [Read Transcript...]