Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the Ojbiwe words for White Earth. Natasha and Nana Boozhoo sing us a song they wrote about the White Earth Nation. You can hear more Nana Boozhoo here.

Among other things, Jesse Davis is a farmer, a member of the Grand Rapids Farmers’ Market , and Director of Member Services for the MN Farmers’ Market Assn . He spoke with KAXE/KBXE’s Maggie Montgomery and Katie Carter about the season opening of the Grand Rapids Farmers’ Market on May 6 2020. Jesse said that in the weeks leading to the opening, market members met and made decisions about how to deal with the challenges of Covid-19. Those changes include adding 5 additional handwashing stations,

Minnesota Extension Educator Karen Terry joins Jesse Davis and Heidi Holtan for On the House on the Friday Morning Show. They talk about planting native plants to help protect our shorelines and properties and to help keep our waters clean. They cover what to plant, when to plant and how to get started. Here is a list of plants to look for and where to find them. Agastache foeniculum (Fragrant giant hyssop)— Doellingeria umbellate (Flat-topped aster)— Heliopsis helianthoides (Common ox-eye)—

This week the conversation covered the disaparities in communities of color, testing of hotspots, and large gatherings this summer. KAXE/KBXE has teamed up with community radio stations throughout the state, in partnership with Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association, to bring you COVID-19 information for the state of MN. And, give you the opportunity to ask questions of our elected officials. If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in

Fred Friedman and Kyle Erickson join Heidi on the Thursday Morning edition of the Sports Page. Fred tells about the money raised by the University of Pittsburgh's headcoaches for the Center for Vaccine Research. They discuss the baseball great, Willie Mays, who turned 89 this week and they sorted through the rumors of Major League Baseball opening up their seson this year.

From the MN DNR: Fishing opener is a Minnesota rite of springtime, and this Saturday’s kickoff of fishing for walleye, bass, trout in lakes, and northern pike will have anglers on the water to wet a line, reconnect with nature and benefit from time spent outdoors. While the fishing opener is a time-honored tradition, the COVID-19 pandemic requires that Minnesotans approach the fishing opener differently this year, said DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen. “We need for Minnesotans to fish close to

Singer/songwriter Keith Secola talked about working on his immunity during a visit on the Extra Hour of the Wednesday Morning Show recently. Secola and his wife are sheltered at home in Arizona after a quick trip back from Northeastern Minnesota when businesses started closing in March. Hear the whole conversation by clicking here. Listen to Keith's podcast Native American Audio Cafe on KBFT 89.9 Boise Fort Tribal Community Radio. Find it on Facebook .

Every week our resident phenologist John Latimer assesses the subtle and not so subtle changes in our natural environment. Here are two phenology reports one week apart... so fun to listen to the many changes that happen in just one week in northern Minnesota! We live in an incredible place on this planet! Lucky us! What a difference a week makes! What are you noticing outside? We'd love to hear about it! Send an email or call 218-999-9876 and leave a message!

We're in the thick of glorious Minnesota springtime! Click on the following links to hear what the kids and oters are noticing! We'd love to hear about what you are seeing... send an email or call our talkback line at 218-999-9876. Get outside! The kids at North Shore Community School have noticed bluebirds, spring peepers, butterflies and bees! Kids at Pike Lake Elementary saw hooded mergansers, ticks, and loons! Kids in Barnum report thousands of fish eggs and forest ramps! Northfield kids

Award wining and New York Times Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd didn’t start writing fiction until her 40s, and shortly after, The Secret Life of Bees was published, and it spent more than 2 1/2 years on the New York Times bestseller list. So it really isn’t too late to start writing that novel. Sue went on to publish other books including a memoir with her daughter called, Traveling with Pomegranates , and her novel The Invention of Wings which was published in 2014. Sue Monk Kidd is well