Minnesota Native News Featured Stories

Series produced by Ampers

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Individual stories from Minnesota Native news that make up the weekly newscasts.

Individual stories from Minnesota Native news that make up the weekly newscasts.


50 Pieces

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Minnesota Native News: Guitarist Combines Jazz and Visual Art
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Jazz guitarist, Briand Morrison, talks about his and his father’s art.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:04
Minnesota Native News: Per Cap Patrol Inspires
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Concerned community members come together to show support to those battling addiction in Mille Lacs.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota Native News: Native Artists and Organizations come out for Open Streets Minneapolis
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Franklin Avenue bustles with energy for Open Streets Minneapolis.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 02:06
Minnesota Native News: Forum discusses Treaty Rights, Climate Justice, and Decolonization
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Treaty Rights, Climate Justice, and Decolonization were discussed in packed house in Duluth.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
Sharon Day concludes the 2018 Nibiwalk [water walk] along the Wisconsin River
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Caption: Sharon Day completes this year's Nibiwalk along the Wisconsin River., Credit: Chas Jewett
Bois Forte Ojibwe Grandmother Sharon Day has just finished this year’s Nibiwalk. It was an 11 day journey — 387 miles along the Wisconsin River.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 01:08
Minn. Native News: Laura Hugo Music Feature
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This week, we listen in on a Twin Cities musician who just completed an impressive kickstarter push for her new E.P.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:48
MN Native News: Renaming Of A Popular Mpls. Lake
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In other news, it’s official for Bde Maka Ska, the lake formerly known as Lake Calhoun in south Minneapolis.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: :38
Minnesota Native News: Three Prolific Artists Are on Display at the Duluth Art Institute
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The Duluth Art Institute hosts the work of three widely known artists in its current exhibit.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WGZS, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 4
Minnesota Native News: Turtle Theater Collective Presents 'Our Town'
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Theater company, Turtle Theater Collective, produces a rendition of Our Town, an American Classic

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 02:56
Minneapolis Police Try New Strategy to Connect with Urban Native Community
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Minneapolis Police Try New Strategy to Connect with Urban Native Community

  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:06
Native Farm Bill Coalition is Making Headway in DC
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Native Farm Bill Coalition Makes Headway in DC

  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:16
Minnesota Native News: Native American Heritage Night at CHS Field.
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Treasure Island Resort & Casino Hosts Native American Heritage Night with the Saint Paul Saints at CHS Field in Saint Paul.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WGZS


  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 2
Minnesota Native News: Joan Naviyuk Kane at North Woods Writing Conference
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Poet and current Guggenheim Fellow, Joan Naviyuk Kane, teaches at the Minnesota North Woods Writing Conference in Bemidji.

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota Native News: Youth Visit Rome
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And a group visits the Vatican to request the revocation of the Doctrine of Discovery.

Bought by KMOJ-FM


  • Added: Jun 07, 2018
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota Native News: Theater Festival Announced
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A playwright and actor talks about an upcoming theater festival.

Bought by KMOJ-FM


  • Added: Jun 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota Native News: New Language School Opens
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A new early headstart and preschool focusing on Dakota language is opening in the Lower Sioux community.

Bought by KMOJ-FM


  • Added: Jun 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 1
Tribes band together to support healthy activity in St Paul MN
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Tribes band together to support healthy activity in St Paul MN

  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: :56
Minnesota Native News: The Fight Against Sex Traffic
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Minnesota Native News continues its reporting on legislative , tribal and agency efforts to help women victimized by the sex trade.

Bought by WDSE, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMSU, KSRQ and more


  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 10
Minnesota Native News: The Sioux Chef A Finalist For Nat'l Culinary Award
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This week on Minnesota Native News, we hear from Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef, who is a finalist for a national culinary award. Here’s reporter Col...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota Native News: Native American Church's TSA Lawsuit
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This week on Minnesota Native News, we hear about Native American Church’s lawsuit against the TSA and how it resulted in better training for scree...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 1