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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14 Pieces

Native Fest


Latest Pieces


  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: :39
  • Purchases: 1
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The Native Foods Festival held in Nett Lake MN, in September 2014, was funded by the Minnesota Legacy, Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The idea o...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 10:03
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Phillip Collard attended Culinary school and presented 3 dishes. 1) Cedar planked grilled salmon. 2) 3 sisters stew. 3) Portabella Mushrooms wit...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:06
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Marybelle Isham made 1) Blueberry Lemon bread pudding 2) Cinnamon carmel bread pudding. Mesa Siebert made Beer cheese soup with Popped rice. See ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:01
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Karen Drift submitted recipes for 1) Wild rice with deer meat pie and 2) Bannock. Marlene Spears made Wild rice with Deer meat soup and Wild rice ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
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Prepared by Donald Chosa Jr - Dish 1 is Popped wild rice with dried cranberries and blueberries. Dish 2 is Wild Rice Deer meat and Hazelnut Hot Dis...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:13

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
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Kay, being a Tribal Historian describes the Chippewa migration from the east coast to where we live in Minnesota today. Kay's adult children, that ...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 09:39

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: :33

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: :30