Minnesota Native News

17/07/2025

*New* this week on ~

Leah & Cole talk with Teresa Peterson (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and Upper Sioux Community). Teresa is a gardener, lover of the land and author of several books, most recently the award-winning Perennial Ceremony.

Tune in: https://minnesotanativenews.org/teresa-peterson-loving-the-land-that-cares-for-us-all/

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is a weekly, half-hour 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.

Today, we're excited to speak with Teresa Peterson. Teresa is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community. She is a passionate gardener, gatherer, lover of the land and author of several books, most recently the award-winning Perennial Ceremony.

17/07/2025

This week on Minnesota Native News, we re-air an episode on the curriculum (with an update on the Native Studies Summer Workshop for Educators NSSWE 2025 session), and preventing in Tribal Nations.

Tune in: https://share.transistor.fm/s/21d599c3

On this week’s episode of Minnesota Native News, the upcoming Native Studies Summer Workshop for Educators Conference and a recap of the prevention & impacts of invasive species on Tribal Nations.

10/07/2025

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We re-air our episode featuring Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), a spiritual advisor, storyteller, activist, wisdom keeper, and revered elder. Tune in:
https://minnesotanativenews.org/mary-lyons/

Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour 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 — a.k.a. Minnesota — to tell their stories about finding their and sharing them with the

On today’s show, we talk with Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) a spiritual advisor, storyteller, activist, wisdom keeper, and revered elder. Mary Lyons is the founder of the Minnesota Coalition on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and serves as a counselor for the women’s sobriety g...

09/07/2025

This week on Minnesota Native News, we re-air an episode (with an update) about federal budget cuts to tribal colleges and universities. Also, a story about the book tour for “How the Birds Got Their Songs,” a collaboration between Minnesota cousins Sam and Travis Zimmerman.

Tune in: https://minnesotanativenews.org/how-the-birds-got-their-songs-book-tour-federal-cuts-to-tribal-colleges-and-universities/

This week, Minnesota Native News covers how cousins Sam and Travis Zimmerman brought a family story to life in "How the Birds Got Their Songs." Plus, how some Minnesota Indigenous leaders and educators are bracing for federal cuts to Tribal Colleges and Universities.

27/06/2025

https://www.startribune.com/federal-funding-cut-could-silence-tribal-rural-radio-stations-many-in-minnesota-consider-vital/601372507

Nearly two dozen stations in Minnesota receive CPB funds, totaling $17.2 million in the last fiscal year.

16/06/2025

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18/04/2025

Congratulations to KAXE / KBXE! Well deserved!

Our KAXE News team took home some hardware and recognition from our broadcast journalism peers last week!

Award-winning stories ranged from a look at the Niganawenimaanaanig Indigenous nursing program at Bemidji State University, to breaking coverage of the severe flooding in the Arrowhead, to deep dives on the helium deposit in Babbitt and a push for absentee ballots in Crosslake. And the Up North Report won two awards in the Newscast categories. ☺️

Link in the comments for the full list and more information on the awards!

11/01/2025

The Ojibwe-language version of Star Wars: A New Hope, featuring University of Minnesota alumni Aandeg Muldrew and Dustin Morrow, brings the iconic saga to Indigenous audiences. This innovative project helps preserve and revitalize the Ojibwe language and offers a new generation of viewers the chance to watch the epic saga in a way that resonates deeply with their cultural identity. ✨ z.umn.edu/a2gs

06/12/2024

Announcement:
AMPERS is now seeking contract News Producers to pitch and produce quality, thoughtful, and impactful stories for the Stories From Where We Live newscast. More information can be found here: https://ampers.org/jobs/newsproducer/

AMPERS is seeking contract News Producers to pitch and produce quality, thoughtful, and impactful stories for the Stories From Where We Live newscast. The ideal candidate has significant experience working with underserved communities.

More information here: https://ampers.org/jobs/newsproducer/

26/09/2024

The government is giving away four free COVID tests again to every household on a first come first served basis. Click the link below and then click on "order free at home tests."

COVID-19 testing can help you know if you have COVID-19 so you can decide what to do next, like getting treatment to reduce your risk of severe illness and taking steps to lower your chances of spreading the virus to others.

30/08/2024

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