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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Outdoor Series 2021 
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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Pow Wow the Dance 
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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Pow Wow the Songs 
25 Pieces

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

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The Unexplained 2018 
11 Pieces

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

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Word of the day 
144 Pieces

Donald Chosa shares Anishinaabemowin with Word of the Day.

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Younger Dayz 
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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

Lester Drift - 30260
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Lester in the first grade, did not know a word of english and never wore shoes but moccasins. Lester shares the racial tension between the local O...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 10:18
Lorraine Villebrun - 30266
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Lorrainne worked most of her life on the reservation. She remembers the Beattles coming in with a bang, all the kids liked the music, the sound an...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 10:31
Luanne Drift - 30265
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Luanne was afraid during the Cuban missile crisis, she thought we might go to war with Russia. Luanne's grandpa Louie teased Luanne about the Beat...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 07:12
Marybelle White - 30264
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Marybelle, recalls trading items for food during the Depression. She owed the second television in the village. Marybelle could not understand wh...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 09:49
Maurice Chosa - 30263
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Maurice as a young boy won a dance contest to 'get rhythym'. Maurice joined the U.S Marines as soon as he turned 18, having felt a strong sense of...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 10:10
Donald Chosa - 30262
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Donald grew up in Vermilion and had no electricity or running water in a 3 room house with 5 kids. They built a waginagaan that stood next to the ...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 08:49
Geraldine Hanks - 30261
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Geraldine has fond memories of the Friday night dances and pie socials of her youth. While she had electricity they had a small red wagon they use...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
Virgil Solm - 30251
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Virgil recalls as a pre-teen "a jet must have hit the speed of sound overhead. We heard a sonic boom and thought that was the end of the world. We...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 09:17
Jerome Whiteman - 30258
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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Jerome has an interesting interpretation of where 'here' is. He also recalls as a boy how he and his brothers would rent a bike for the day. He l...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 10:01
HeartWarrior Chosa - 30257
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Historical Window
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HeartWarrior tells how in the city they held bomb drills and when up in the Boundary Waters area, they would have 'bear drills'. It seemed to her ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 10:07

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Staff of Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio

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Joel Glaser (Admin)
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George Strong (Admin)
General Manager
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Marty Connor
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Hlee Lee (Admin)
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Cassie McDuffie (Admin)