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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4 Pieces

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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Maurice Champaign provides an interview with Toni Nichols. Maurice is an elder living on the Bois Forte Reservation. Maurice tells a little about...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:45
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Karen Drift brought a couple of dishes for the event 'Nanaboozhoo Café'. She made wild rice meatballs, mini frybread, wildrice and blueberry desse...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
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This is a continuation of Anton's presentation of revitalizing the Ojibwe langauge and culture. Anton mentions how a place can matter in culture. ...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:27
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Donald tells a story about Nanaboozhoo during a time that Nanaboozhoo was hungry and Nanaboozhoo's efforts to get a meal to satisfy his hunger. Don...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 20:11
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Billy Blackwell shares various stories from the Ojibwe culture beginning with the story of how the Anishinabe people came to live in what is known ...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 18:06
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Char shares a story about a woman that lived deep in the woods. This woman who was making soup refuses to share her soup with others. Nanaboozhoo ...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 05:59
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Sean Fahrlander tells us a story about Wanaboozhoo and how Wanaboozhoo wants help from a bird to see what creation looked like from up in the sky. ...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 17:26
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Harvey shares a story about how the dogs came to greet each other by sniffing each other's Dii aash. They are looking for the one they lost in a c...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 21:05
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Karen tells a story about how the gift of fire came to the people. Nanaboozhoo told his Nokomis that he would be back in 3 days with fire to keep ...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 21:58
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Ken Boney is an Elder living in the Nett Lake community and shares some of his knowledge about his journey to the Spirit World (the Afterlife) and ...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 15:13
  • Purchases: 1