Ampers

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Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota.  Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local communities they serve.  Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest of its kind in the United States. From Grand Marais, and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 250,000 devoted listeners.  Ampers has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. 

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36 Pieces

In an effort to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the United States recruited, trained and financed the Hmong and Loas to serve as surrogate soldiers in the American armed forces. Today, there are over 350,000 Hmong living in the United States, with over 81,000 individuals in Minnesota, the largest urbanized Hmong population in the US. Veterans Voices': The Secret War is a program featuring the stories of some of these veterans. To learn more, visit MinnesotaVets.org

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 02, 2023
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30 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 12, 2023
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22 Pieces

Native American veterans explain why protecting our land and resources is an important part of Native culture and traditions.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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8 Pieces

Extended podcast versions of Kevyn Burger's interviews with some of the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans featured in the Ampers radio series

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Aug 24, 2017
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3 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota's WWII Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Oct 21, 2019
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34 Pieces

Family conversations exploring the question “what matters most?” to those involved in providing or receiving care in the last stages of life. Allina Health helped fund this project.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016

Pieces

Caption: A canoe makes its way through a wild rice bed., Credit: Eli Sagor, flickr.com/creative commons
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear election news from the Red Lake Nation, mixed reviews for a new state law concerning wild rice, lessons ...

Bought by KSRQ, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, KMSU, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Robert Fairbanks and Jon Roberts are starring and producing their own movie "Rez Comedy".
This week on Minnesota Native News: the national Environmental Protection Agency has its say in the state’s environmental review of two proposed oi...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSRQ, KQAL, KMSU, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 11
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The White Earth Band of Ojibwe has secured roughly 2 million dollars from the state of Minnesota to buy and conserve land near the reservation. The...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KSRQ, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KKWE Niijii Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Governor Mark Dayton stands with newly appointed state Supreme Court Justice Anne McKeig.
This week on Minnesota Native News, Governor Dayton appoints the first state Supreme Court Justice of American Indian Descent and news from the rec...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFAI Minneapolis, WDSE, KMSU, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 12
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The national opioid drug abuse crisis is hitting Minnesota American Indian communities especially hard. In 2015, Minnesota had more American India...

Bought by KMSU, KSRQ, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC, KQAL and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: A dancer on the arena floor at the second annual Bemijigimaag Pow Wow in Bemidji, April 2016.
This week on Minnesota Native News: It’s pow wow season so we bring you highlights from the Bemijigimaag pow wow that kicked off the season this s...

Bought by WDSE, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, KQAL and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Sally Jewel, Secretary of the Department of the Interior visited the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in May 2016., Credit: U.S. Department of the Interior
This week on Minnesota Native News: We hear highlights from the interview with Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewel and Dan Dan Hukulak with the...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KSRQ, KMSU, KKWE Niijii Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located in Washington DC., Credit: Howard Ignatius, flickr.com/commons
This Week on Minnesota Native News we hear about efforts to keep more Native women and children safe from trafficking, a Spirit Camp encourages com...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KMSU, KFAI Minneapolis, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: In 2015 More American Indians in MN Died of Drug Poisoning than in Any Other State. , Credit: MN Department of Human Services, May 2016
For over a decade, the prescription pain killer and heroin abuse crisis has had a hold on communities across the U-S. Opioid overdoses tripled betw...

Bought by KMSU, WDSE, WGZS, KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:22
  • Purchases: 14
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This week on Minnesota Native News, we head to the 30th Annual American Indian Graduation Banquet honoring American Indian graduates at Augsburg Co...

Bought by KMSU, WTIP, WDSE, KVSC, KQAL and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 18