Northern Voices: Celebrating Ties to Minnesota's Northland

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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'Northern Voices: Celebrating Ties to Minnesota's Northland,' shares sustainable practices, traditions, and indigenous and ancestral ways of life of Northern Minnesotans.

'Northern Voices: Celebrating Ties to Minnesota's Northland,' shares sustainable, traditional, indigenous, and ancestral practices of Northern Minnesotans. Through these conversations, 'Northern Voices' celebrates the richness of individual, organizational, and communal ways of life within the region.


88 Pieces

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And today, I’m talking with a family who’s combining their skills and passions to bring healthy and fresh foods to their communities. Denise and ...

  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Next time on Northern Voices, I’m in Tower Minnesota talking to a family from the Bois Forte Band about their up and coming business… Harvest Natio...

  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today on Northern Voices, I talk with Herb Fineday, artist and owner of Round Lake Traditions a clothing shop based out of Brookston MN. Today, go ...

  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Next time, I speak with Herb Fineday, artist and owner of Round Lake Traditions. Join me for Northern Voices and hear more about how Herb Fineday, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today, I’m back at the Indigenous Farming Conference in Callaway Minnesota. The conference is hosted by the White Earth Land Recovery Project and i...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Next time on Northern Voices, I’m back at the Indigenous Farming Conference. This time with Shirley Nordrum, who is hosting a session called Uninte...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Fiona Robinson is from Scotland and has been living in Duluth for 2 years. She leads the music jam, but before she does, she sits down with me to t...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Fiona Robinson is from Scotland and has been living in Duluth for 2 years. She leads the music jam, but before she does, she sits down with me to t...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Before we had to get used to the “new normal” due to the pandemic… I visited the Duluth Folk School… It’s been closed in recent weeks, but join me ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Next time, I talk with Brian French co-founder and director of the Duluth Folk School. Join me for Northern Voices and we’ll hear about how the Dul...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today at the conference, before Stay At Home, before social distancing, I meet up with John Shimek from 8th Fire Solar. John is giving a presentati...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today, I talk to Noreen Thomas, an organic farmer outside of Moorhead, MN, with Doubting Thomas Farms. It’s the very beginning of March, and I’m ...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today, before hunkering down, I get to hang out with Oshkii Gizhik Singers as they go through the process of learning a new song and then recording...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Next time on Northern Voices... Lyz Jaakola dreamed of the group 20 years ago, and today they’re rehearsing, recording and sharing their voices. Jo...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today, I’m heading to Aurora to check out the Mesabi East Environmental Education Center where students are building confidence in their growing ab...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Next time, I speak with Rachel Doherty at the Mesabi East Environmental Education Center in Aurora, MN. She's the Greenhouse Manager and Agricultur...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:30
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Today I talk with Michelle Defoe, artist and moccasin maker. Her work is intricate, vibrant, and tells a story. I meet up with Michelle at her arti...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Join me for Northern Voices. We'll hear from Michelle Defoe about what makes the tradition of moccasin-making full of lessons, culture, and heart.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:30