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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4 Pieces

This Native Fest Art Series shares the interviews provided by the artists that shared their talents and background with the community of Nett Lake, Minnesota.

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KBFT Native Music Fest 2021 includes performances featuring different Native American musicians and local Minnesota musicians contracted for their live performances and in-studio interviews.

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Listen to a sample from each series from Pow Wow The Dance to Anishinaabe Word of The Day.

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1 Piece

KBFT Virtual Language Camps

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7 Pieces

KBFT Virtual Music Fest Series is a (two part) Live Virtual Interview & Live Virtual Music Performance from the area's most top acts!

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16 Pieces

The Boarding Schools of early America is a sad story of the U.S. Government's attempts to assimilate the American Indian inhabiting this land before them, into the mainstream society. The coin phrase of the first Boarding School program was to 'kill the Indian, save the child'. This series about the Lake Vermilion Boarding School: Stories of survival and resilience was produced by the Nett Lake Radio Project and made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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24 Pieces

Lost River is a radio project about the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and their rich heritage, a production of the Nett Lake radio project and is brought to you by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota.

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13 Pieces

MN Artist Profiles - A series featuring artists and musicians of Minnesota.

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33 Pieces

Local and regional artist showcase their work and performances.

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Native Fest


Latest Pieces

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Donald Chosa shares some information about beadwork that was repatriated to the band, included some features that looked like horses. Horse hair w...

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Donald Chosa shares a story he was told about how the people living in the Nett Lake community today, are actually a combination of bands that mer...

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Anthony Nichols interviews Beverly Steel about the history of Nett Lake. Beverly talks about how people would come to visit during the rice harves...

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Beverly Steel shares some memories of her youth in Nett Lake. There is a big rock down by the Tribal Government Building and the boys, if they lik...

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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...

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Harold talks about the various rivers around Nett Lake and how the people used to use the waterways more than walking because of the many swamps ar...

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Harold Goodsky talks about the Chiefs and sub Chiefs that used to be the leaders of the area. Harold recalls a story about how there were about 17...

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Billy tells of how the people of Nett Lake fought with the Souix and of a slain Souix warrior that was reborn as an Ojibwe. This happened with man...

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