Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht joined us this morning to tell us more about the acknowledgment of Indigenous Peoples' Treaty Day in Bemidji. We also featured Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo , Close to Home from the first Indigenous Peoples' Day in Grand Rapids as well a conversation with Kayla Aubid - Gallery Director at MacRostie Art Center in downtown Grand Rapids. See below for an opportunity to have coffee and meet Mayor Albrecht below.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. The theme for 2019 is "The Right Talent, Right Now." NDEAM's roots go back to 1945 when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." We talked locally about disability employment awareness month with

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Chris, from Grand Rapids, invited us to join him in his very happy hour with his favorite adult beverage and hors d oeuvres followed by a nice plate of mom's spaghetti. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All

The culture was lost . Everybody had short hair . Nobody was speaking in Ojibwe but, you know, the culture wasn't lost because people were still fishing and ricing and hunting and living within extended families . And so... all the meaningful native culture stuff you can't... destroy . - Michael Lyons referring to the time his grandfather fled boarding school and returned to Bena. Michael Lyons is an artist, author and puppeteer using his talents to spread knowledge and understanding of Ojibwe

I really liked singing more than guitar but it was a great way to accompany myself. It allowed me to sing... so that was really drew me to the guitar . After setting her guitar aside for several years, April Aylesworth picked it up three years ago. The decision opened up creative channels and opportunities. Shortly thereafter, April sang on Don Ziemans Minstrels of the North Woods album and she now performs regularly at open mic nights and at outdoor venues like Farm by the Lake in Bagley and a

We can't thank Michael Lyons and Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo enough for contributing this great content to KAXE/KBXE - Northern Community Radio. Artistry, music, culture, language and some pretty freaking awesome puppets. You hear it here on member supported KAXE/KBXE pledge your support now!

Taking time to contemplate what is happening in nature is one of the many aspects of Northern Community Radio that sets us apart from any other radio station. Each day we bring you a phenology note where our resident phenologist John Latimer shares a note from his journals of more than 35 years of climate and nature data collection. Each Tuesday we dig even deeper with the full Phenology Report. If you appreciate this programming, become a member today or increase the contribution amount of your

Tuesdays are special at Northern Community Radio and when school is in session, we are even more jazzed than normal because young phenologists across Minnesota call in their classroom phenology reports. This week we heard from kids in Ely, Cherry, Shevlin, Blackberry, Two Harbors, Hill City and Northfield! Wow! Snakes, moose, leaves falling, bluebirds, bald eagles and even a guy tuning up his snowblower are all included in these phenololgy reports! Awesome data collection by kiddos this week! If

The Watermark Art Center in Bemidji is hosting the 15th annual It's Only Clay curated exhibit now thru December. This juried ceramics show includes pieces from artists across the country. Area Voices producer Katie Carter got the inside scoop of what goes into jurying a show when she spoke with Marion Angelica , the Minneapolis-based ceramics artist who was tasked with pouring through submissions and ultimately deciding what pieces made the final cut.

Every first Friday of the month we connect with Betty First from the Ely Folk School. She fills us in on the upcoming classes and happenings at the folk school. Blacksmithing, jewelry making, needle felting, and even spinning are some of the classes offered in October !