This week, how Tribes and the state's Indigenous community are responding to the increased federal presence from Operation Metro Surge, and how a youth Hockey Night series is uplifting the Ojibwe language.

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Producers: Xan Holston, Deanna StandingCloud, Chaz Wagner

Editor: Victor Palomino

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger 

Anchor: Marie Rock
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, an extended interview with Leanna Goose, an environmental activist from Leech Lake, about her work to protect land, air, and water for the next seven generations. 

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Producer: Deanna StandingCloud

Editing: Britt Aamodt, Victor Palomino, Emily Krumberger

Anchor: Marie Rock
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Photo credit: Deanna StandingCloud

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This week, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's campaign to boost Native youth wellness is expanding its reach across Minnesota, and an archival project is preserving Indigenous music for future generations.

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Producers: Dan Ninham, Deanna StandingCloud & Travis Zimmerman 

Editing: CJ Younger, Deanna StandingCloud

Anchor: Marie Rock

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image Credit: Watecha Records
Music Credit (in story 2): Buddy Red Bow, "Indian Love Song" from BRB, (First American records, 1980)

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This week, we look back with an extended conversation between producer Dan Ninham and art curator, writer, and educator Heid E. Erdrich about creativity, collaboration, and the connections that shape her work.

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Producer: Dan Ninham
Anchor: Marie Rock 

Editing: Britt Aamodt, Chris Harwood

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, an extended conversation from a past segment about the traditional methods of harvesting and processing wild rice. 

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Producer: Chandra Colvin
Editing: Britt Aamodt
Anchor: Marie Rock
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Photo: Courtesy of Robert Rice for Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

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This week, a conversation with Corey Medina of the Bemidji band, Corey Medina and Brothers, about their upcoming New Years Eve concert. Plus, an extended interview with American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council member Lisa Bellanger.

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Producers: Travis Zimmerman and Emma Needham 
Editing: Britt Aamodt, Emily Krumberger

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Photo courtesy of Corey Medina & Brothers, Sage Davis.

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This week, how community members involved in the annual ceremony remembering the Dakota men hung by the United States government in 1862 in Mankato will now honor the Dakota women present, too. Plus, a look at the first Ojibwe broadcast of a hockey game in the country – here in Minnesota.

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Producers: Chaz Wagner
Editing: Chaz Wagner, Emily Krumberger 

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Photo Credit: Dan Ninham

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This week, how the newly established Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force is making decisions about state-wide foraging rules, plus a conversation with Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe representatives about the newly named Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.

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 Producers: Xan Holston & Travis Zimmerman
 Editing: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
 Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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This week, Bemidji's Tom BK Goldtooth's reflection after attending this year's Climate Change Conference (COP30), and how federal cuts to public broadcasting are affecting tribal radio stations.

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Producers: Dan Ninham, CJ Younger
Editing: CJ Younger, Emily Krumberger, Victor Palomino
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Photo Credit: Indigenous Environmental Network

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This week, a small plane's emergency landing on the Red Lake Reservation is raising questions about tribal sovereignty, and a Native All-American football game returns to the Twin Cities.

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Producers: Chaz Wagner and Dan Ninham
Editing: CJ Younger, Emily Krumberger, Victor Palomino
Anchor: Marie Rock 
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood 

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Native American Athletic Foundation

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