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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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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Local and regional artist showcase their work and performances.

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Native Fest


Latest Pieces

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Keith shares some of his music at the Writer's Event held in Nett Lake. This song is an acoustic guitar with Keith on vocals.

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Maurice sings a song about his dogsledding experience.

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Donald provides some information about the things that he writes about and how he got into writing in general.

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Donald's story about his grandmother actually begins with another storyteller. This storyteller shares how the cat and dog used to be close frien...

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Dr. Anton Truer is a professor of Ojibwe at the University of Bemidji, Minnesota. Anton begins his presentation with an introduction in Ojibwe. A...

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Elizabeth shares her movie 'how the bear got his tail' and how that movie came to be. Over a time of five (5) years from concept to final product, ...

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Heart Warrior shares a little of her personal history and her beginning as a writer. Heart Warrior shares her memories of her boarding school expe...

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Jim's book 'Ojibwe Hunter' is a collection of his hunting and trapping experiences on the Vince Shute property near the Nett Lake village.

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Karen is an artist and educator living on the Fond Du Lac Reservation, Minnesota. Karen shares that painting is her main medium for expressing her...

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Karen further shares that she prefers oils when painting her art. Karen put on a painting class prior to this interview and taught the participant...

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