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Minnesota Native News
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Minnesota Native News is a weekly radio segment covering ideas and events relevant to Minnesota’s Native American communities. Made possible by the Minnesota Art's and Cultural Heritage fund
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MNN Extended Interview: Tashia Hart
1w ago00:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, a look back at producer Dan Ninham’s conversation with Red Lake Nation artist Tashia Hart about her work in last year’s exhibition Once Upon a Shore, an all-Indigenous exhibit at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, the influence of tradition on her artistic process, and what it means to be an artist.—------Producer: Dan NinhamEditor: Victor PalominoAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodImage: Tashia Hart [credit: Tashia Hart]-----For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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How the Boundary Waters Mining Ban Reversal Impacts Tribes, and This Year’s American Indian Month Kickoff in Minneapolis
2w ago00:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, we look at how a federal decision on copper mining could affect Minnesota tribal treaty territory, and a recap of last week's American Indian Month kick-off celebration in Minneapolis.-----Producers: Chaz Wagner, Deanna StandingCloudEditor: Chaz Wagner, Deanna StandingCloudAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodEditorial support: Victor Palomino, Emily Krumberger----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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MNN Extended Interview: Red Lake Nation Mental Health Professional Lorissa White
3w ago00:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, Red Lake Nation mental health professional Lorissa White talks about brainspotting, an innovative approach to processing trauma and finding community healing. -----Producers: Deanna StandingCloudEditor: Victor Palomino Anchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodImage: Lorissa White [credit: Deanna StandingCloud]-----For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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What's Next for The Circle News, and the Zeitgeist Film Festival
4w ago00:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, a look at the future of The Circle, one of the longest-running independent Native American newspapers, and how the Duluth Zeitgeist Film Festival is highlighting Indigenous cinema this year. ------Producers: Travis Zimmerman, Dan Ninham Editor: Xan Holston Anchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodImage: Film poster for Why We Dance [credit: poster image by Drew Arrieta]-----For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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Recognizing the Inherent Right of Wild Rice to Exist in Minnesota; The Red Lake Urban Cultural Wellness Center
Apr 1500:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, a new state bill asks lawmakers to recognize the inherent right of wild rice to exist in Minnesota, and we visit the Red Lake Urban Cultural Wellness Center, a space for health and fitness.-----Producers: CJ Younger, Deanna StandingCloudEditor: CJ Younger, Deanna StandingCloudAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodImage: Manoomin beds [credit: Leanna Goose]----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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MNN Extended Interview: Matt Dannenberg & Chéri Smith of Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
Apr 800:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, producer Emma Needham's conversation with Chéri Smith and Matt Dannenberg about their work with the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy and the Tribal Energy Evolution Summit.-----Producer: Emma NeedhamEditors: Victor PalominoAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodImage: Solar panels on the Leech Lake Reservation (2019) [credit: KOJB Radio]-----For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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MIEA Honors Dr. Jane Harstad & Native-Owned Shop Tunes Instruments With Changing Season
Apr 100:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, the Minnesota Indian Education Association's 2026 Conference honored teacher Dr. Jane Harstad with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and a music shop co-owned by a Native woman, the only one of its kind in the country, helps musicians tune their instruments with the changing season.Producers: Travis Zimmerman, Deana StandingCloudEditors: Victor Palomino, Deana StandingCloud, & Emily KrumbergerAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Emily KrumbergerEditorial support: Victor Palomino, Emily KrumbergerPhoto: Angela Vig of St. Paul's Vig Guitars [credit: Angela Vig]-----For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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MNN Extended Interview: Willard Malebear, Jr.
Mar 2500:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week on Minnesota Native News: an extended conversation from producer Deanna StandingCloud with tattoo shop owner and father Willard Malebear, Jr.-----Producers: Deana StandingCloudEditors: Britt Aamodt, Emily KrumbergerAnchor: Marie RockMixing & Mastering: Chris HarwoodEditorial Support: Emily KrumbergerImage: Willard Malebear at his business, Iktomi Tattoo in Minneapolis [credit: Deanna StandingCloud]----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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MNN Extended Interview with Gloria Iacono
Mar 1800:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week, an extended conversation from producer Deanna StandingCloud with Gloria Iacono about the sugarbush and what it is like making maple syrup in urban environments.--------Producer: Deana StandingCloud Editor: Victor PalominoAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodImage: A traditional tap on a maple [Credit: Deanna StandingCloud]----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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Ahead of Little Earth Mother's Day Powwow, Native-Owned Business Fills JoAnn Fabrics' Closing Void; Red Lake Nation Opens New Cannabis Dispensaries
Mar 1100:05:00Tap to summarizeThis week on Minnesota Native News: community efforts to keep sewing and craft traditions alive, and Red Lake Tribal Nation continues its expansion into Minnesota’s off-reservation cannabis market. -----Producers: Deana StandingCloud, Chaz Wagner Editors: Deana StandingCloud, Chaz Wagner, Emily KrumbergerAnchor: Marie RockMixing & mastering: Chris HarwoodEditorial support: Victor Palomino, Emily KrumbergerImage: Fire Mountain Fabric Store [credit: Deanna StandingCloud]----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/instagram.com/mnnativenews/ Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/about-ampers/staytuned/ This show is made possible by community support. Due to cuts in federal funding, the community radio you love is at risk. Your support is needed now more than ever. Donate now to power the community programs you love: ampers.org/fund
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