Alex Kmett: Culture as Curriculum, Language as Medium
Today, we’re speaking with language revitalization leader and cultural educator Alex Kmett. Alex is a citizen of the Red Lake Nation and a descendant of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. He’s a 2026 Bush Fellow and a co-founder of a charter school in Red Lake Nation.
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MNN Extended Interview: Bryan Bosto
This week, we revisit producer Emma Needham’s interview with Bryan Bosto, who was recently inducted into the Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame for the work he has done in growing the game in Native communities.
Dagwaagin Wiikonge’ (Fall Feast) at AICHO, and the New President at Leech Lake Tribal College
This week, we visit a Fall Feast in Duluth, and we meet the new President of Leech Lake Tribal College.
Ryan Dixon: Making Friends with the Dakota Language
Today, we’re speaking with Ryan Dixon. Ryan is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe from Pine Ridge in South Dakota and has spent over two decades immersed in the Lower Sioux community in southern Minnesota. He trained under First Language Dakota speakers, and he now teaches Dakota. An educator and Indigenous language activist, he co-founded a Dakota Immersion Head Start programming and works to keep the language alive for future generations.
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Tribal Flags at the Military Museum, and NativeCare Opens Dispensary in Maplewood
This week, a new military museum honors tribal veterans with a flag ceremony, and the state’s tribes continue to expand their cannabis initiatives.
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