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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Rosemary shares her amazement when they installed electric lights in her home. She would flick the light switch so many times, watching the lights...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 10:42
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Cisco recalls: the Cuban missile crisis and how she was afraid of Castro, the arrival of the Beattles, houses in the village getting indoor plumbin...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:35
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Elaine recalls the impact of the asassination of John F Kennedy on her life, the first television brought into her community. How they lived with ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 07:54
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Hank shares recollections of his youth, growing up off the reservation and how events influenced his beliefs which he still carries today.

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:01
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Myra when she was a young girl, used to carry water for the elders. This one elder would leave her a dime for carrying his water but Myra wouldn't...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:04