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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Native Writing Fest Series will share the interviews with the writers that shared their talents during live community events in 2021.

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23 Pieces

Nett Vets is a series about Bois Forte Veterans and was produced by the Nett Lake Radio Project and made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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16 Pieces

The goal of this project is to create historical discussion and provide a look into Minnesota Outdoor Heritage from a Bois Forte perspective.

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9 Pieces

KBFT Outdoor Series features stories of the wilderness from harvesting food, hunting, and survival skills from the Bois Forte Band Of Ojibwe in Minnesota.

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25 Pieces

Pow Wow the Dance, provides insight into the dances and regalia worn by dancers participating in today's pow wow gatherings.

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25 Pieces

Pow Wow the Songs, explores pow wow songs and thier cultural significance

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11 Pieces

A series on the strange occurrences that have been witnessed or have happened on the Bois Forte Reservation.

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144 Pieces

Donald Chosa shares Anishinaabemowin with Word of the Day.

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This project is will feature a weekly production that shares the experiences and activities of our younger community members in and around the village of Nett Lake.


Latest Pieces

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Donald talks about the staff that help put on a pow wow. The MC or master of ceremonies is a big part of the pow wow. The Spiritual Adviser takes...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:43
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Les is a Mens Traditonal Dancer from the Koochiching Reserve located near Fort Frances, Canada. Les describes some parts of his regalia and how it...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Linda is a Jingle Dress style dancer and her regalia was given to her by her sister. Linda's sister was told how to put this dress together as a r...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
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George Strong introduces Donald Chosa and this series of interviews, Pow Wow the Dance. Donald shares his recollections of pow wows of his youth i...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
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Amik describes some of his activities as MC or Master of Ceremonies during Pow Wows. He provides some history about how Pow Wows have developed ov...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 16:44
  • Purchases: 2
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Calvin shares lessons about the history of the drum and how important respect is to have to others in the circle of the Pow Wow area.

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 19:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Curt shares his perspective of what 'Traditional' means. Being traditional today means one thing to some and something else to him. Being a perso...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 10:48
  • Purchases: 1
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Curt describes how he got his Onieda name. Curt shares how there are different songs depending on the ceremony that is being conducted. Curt is a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 16:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Demetri shares a little about different songs, such as the Fish Dance, the Buck and Doe Dance, the Swan dance.

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 13:24
  • Purchases: 1
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Donald shares knowledge of forgotten songs and dances. Some Songs and dances are specific to this area while others are introduced to our local ce...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 11:26
  • Purchases: 1