Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio

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  • Call Letters: KBFT
  • Frequency: 89.9 FM
  • Networks: AMPERS

Our call sign is going to be KBFT and you all can tune into our programming at 89.9 MHz on the FM dial. KBFT is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 1000 Watts (1kW) with our antenna located atop the Nett Lake water tower in the village of Nett Lake, MN. Our studios are located in the Nett Lake School campus building. KBFT is owned and operated by the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.

Series

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Anishinaabe Storytelling event features stories and knowledge told my guests that are traditionally told during the winter time.

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93 Pieces

Anishinaabe Word of The Day 2021 with Karen Drift

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214 Pieces

Karen Drift speaks many words and phrases in Anishinaabe and English.

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Grand Portage Ojibwe Billy Blackwell has ties and shares language dialect and stories of Nett Lake MN. Background music provided by the Native American Rock Band from Nett Lake, War Bonnet.

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8 Pieces

This is an hour long broadcast of Bois Forte elder Karen Drift sharing her knowledge of the Anishinaabe language and culture.

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9 Pieces

Anishinabe storytelling, a program that conveys teachings of the Anishinabe culture as told in the oral tradition of the people of the Bois Forte communities.

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182 Pieces

Karen Drift shares Anishinabemoen with the Word of the Day.

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451 Pieces

Bois Forte Band members share Anishinabemoen with Words and Phrases of the Day.

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419 Pieces

Harvey Thompson shares Anishinabemoen with Words and Phrases of the Day.

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KBFT 89.9 FM Bois Forte Tribal Radio and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund present: Bois Forte 90 Bois Forte Ojibwe History in 90 seconds.


Latest Pieces

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Allison Herrera continues with her interview of Joyce Kay Davis for the Lake Vermilion Boarding School series. Joyce shares how important it has b...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:52
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Allison Herrera interviews Joyce Kay Davis who has does extensive research on and for the Bois Forte Reservation and village of Nett Lake. Joyce s...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 03:47
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Allison Herrera interviews Ira Allen Brown, who shares his history and connection with the Lake Vermilion Boarding School. Ira shares that his fat...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 03:51
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Allison Herrera begins with the location of the Lake Vermilion Boarding School. Allison then introduces author, Dr. Linda LeGard Grover, a profess...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 06:20
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Harold Goodsky shares some information about Spirit Island located on Nett Lake. Harold goes on a little more about the rivers, the rice on the la...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:17
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Donald Chosa talks about netting on Lake Vermilion and how it is such an honor for him to be able to do so. Donald talks about an area that was re...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:12
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Harvey shares a story about some kids that were walking along the lake shore and as they looked at a single cloud over Spirit Island, that cloud tu...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Harvey shares another story about how the lake called Nett Lake was found. People came from an area to the southeast called Hibbing and looked dow...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
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Harvey begins with his interpretation of how the question 'why is Nett Lake, called Nett Lake', has been answered or relayed to him. Harvey shares...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:28
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Harold Goodsky continues with his recollections about Nett Lake. Harold refers to how there used to be 'runners' between the neighboring communiti...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 1