Deer Hunting continues through the week in northern Minnesota - did you get yer deer yet? We talked with local hunter Heather Hansen about her traditions and how she gets ready for the season.

Today we featured 3 Strong Women on KAXE/KBXE - Teresa Kittridge from 100 Rural Women and Erica Bjelland and Rachel Juritsch from RREAL . They told us about the creating of a new mentorship program. Who mentored you? What did it add to your life - email us your stories! Our Strong Women conversations are made possible in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the Citizens of MN.

In this podcast-only Strong Women conversation Heidi Holtan and Laura Connelly talk about books targeted to women's self esteem and podcasts they are listening to that break down the power structures in our country - Dolly Parton's America from WNYC and 1619 from the New York Times.

Today we heard a conversation about many conversations between women invited to participate in our Strong Women segment. These are the ideas we began with: What are our cultural assumptions about women’s relationship with power, influence and authority and how does this show up in the way we talk? The position women are placed in the socially defined hierarchy of power impacts and affects all aspects of our lives, our thoughts, our passions, the way we conduct ourselves, the way we talk and also

Domestic Violence affects millions – women, children and men. Domestic violence effects people of every race, religion, sexual and gender orientation and economic status. There’s a stereotype that domestic violence is ONLY black eyes and physical violence….it’s also yelling, humiliation, stalking, manipulation, coercion, threats and isolation. Stealing a paycheck, constant texting and so many other methods are used to control others. In 1994 the Violence Against Women Act was passed – and we’ve

Kayla Aubid is educator and arts administrator concentrating on contemporary Indigenous art, culture, and community agency. She is a Blandin Foundation trustee, a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission and the Gallery Director at MacRostie Art Center . She’s joined us to tell us about events for Indigenous Peoples' Day AND the Land Acknowledgement at the MacRostie Art Center. The MacRostie Art Center invites you to a community celebration and panel discussion on Indigenous

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.

From the write up at the 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit in Grand Rapids Thursday October 3rd-5th WE CAN! Working Towards Equity in Rural Communities through Female-led Artistic Interventions and Creative Action Ashley Hanson, Lauren Carlson, Cassie Williams, Esmeralda Hernandez, Saara Raapana, (Women’s Empowerment Creative Action Network) A recent Creative Minnesota report stated that female artists receive only 50% on the dollar of what male artists are paid in Southwestern Minnesota. To

On August 5 th of 2019 Barbara McDonald became the 13 th president of The College of St. Scholastica. With a background in leadership and higher education administration and a long career with the MN State Colleges and Universities System including North Hennepin Community College Itasca Community College and Rainy River Community College in International Falls. She has a doctorate of education from the University of MN Mpls as well as a masters of Arts in Teaching from American University in

Sarah Smarsh believes there is "an exodus afoot that suggests a national homecoming, across generations, to less bustling spaces." Does this sound like northern Minnesota to you? In a recent New York Times Op-Ed Sarah Smarsh goes on to point out that rural folks are not just white people lamenting the loss of their family farm. Rural places have a diversity of voices - a diversity of people in places that get defined by most often by people who live in urban areas. In that same New York Times Op