Minnesota Native News is a weekly radio segment covering ideas and events relevant to Minnesota’s Native American communities since 2014. MNN is produced and distributed by AMPERS and airs on tribal and community stations across Minnesota. MNN reaches more than 124,000 listeners each week. The team includes a majority of Native reporters/producers all sharing in the editorial and story-telling duties.
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- The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center Welcomes New CEOThis week, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resources Center (MIWRC) welcomed Ruth Anna Buffalo, the organization’s new CEO. This week, after an extensive search, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center welcomed …
- Progress Marks Conclusion of ‘Understand Native Minnesota’ CampaignThe Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s $5 million dollar campaign to indigenize K12 curriculum has ended with some major accomplishments. Three Native educators explain their contributions. This week on Minnesota Native …
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Minnesota Native News also produces the weekly radio show and podcast Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine. Native Lights is a weekly, podcast and radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce — a.k.a. Minnesota — to tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community.
- Willard Malebear Jr.: Forging Positive Impacts for Community Through Tattoos, Non-profits, and ResilienceWillard Malebear Jr. is a Lakota artist who is the CEO and owner of Unified Theory Collective, he is also the Executive Chairman of Art Shelf. Both organizations are heavily geared toward infusing creativity and getting art supplies out to the community. Willard is an experienced painter and tattoo artist who found a way to …
- Mary LaGarde: The Grand Re-Opening of the Minneapolis American Indian CenterMary LaGarde is the Executive Director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) and a member of the White Earth Nation. She was selected to lead the organization in June 2013 and has over 30 years of nonprofit experience in program services, including management and development. In 2008, LaGarde received the DreamMaker Award from the …
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Listen to MN Native News and Native Lights on your local station
Station Call Letters | Frequency | Location | When to Hear MNN | When to Hear Native Lights |
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KAXE/KBXE | 91.7 FM Grand Rapids – 90.5 FM Bemidji – 89.9 FM Brainerd | Northern Minnesota | 7:30 AM Monday | 9p Sunday |
KBFT | 89.9 FM | Bois Forte | 4 PM Sunday | Saturday and Sunday 10:30am |
KFAI | 90.3 FM | Minneapolis, MN | 7:40 AM Friday | Fridays at 1pm |
KKWE | 89.9 FM | White Earth, MN | 7:01 AM Friday | 7pm Friday |
KOJB | 90.1 FM | Cass Lake, Leech Lake MN | Fridays @ 4P and Saturday morning @ 11A | Thursday @ 11:30A, and repeat Sunday night @ 6:30P |
KQAL | 89.5 FM | Winona, MN | 12:25 PM Friday | Wed 12:30pm |
KSRQ | 90.1 FM | Thief River Falls, MN | 11:25 AM Friday | Wednesday 10:30 PM Pioneer 90.1 |
KVSC | 88.1 FM | St. Cloud, MN | 2 PM Sunday | 12:30 Tuesday |
KMSU | 89.7 FM | Mankato, MN | 7 AM and 9 AM Saturday | 4pm Saturday |
KRPR | 89.9 FM | Rochester, MN | n/a | n/a |
WDSE | 103.3 FM | Duluth, MN | 7:00 AM Sunday and Monday | n/a |
WTIP | 90.7 FM | Grand Marais, MN | 8:30 AM Monday and 9:45 AM Friday | “5pm/12:30p Thursday/Sunday” |
WGZS | 89.1 FM | Fond Du Lac/Cloquet MN | 10:03 AM Thursday | Fridays 11:30am |
If there’s someone you’d like to hear us catch up with or if you have comments about the show, please send us an email at nativelights@ampers.org
Native Lights and Minnesota Native News is produced by Ampers, diverse radio for Minnesota’s communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.