MPR Archive presents a collection of varied Native topics in and around Minnesota. Stories include interviews, commentary, events, speeches, documentaries, and reports.
September 16, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend talks with members of Sink the Ships production being staged at Mixed Blood Theatre. The performance art piece provides a Native profile on the 500th anniversary of Columbus arrival to the “New World.”
October 2, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele interviews Juanita Espinosa, director of the Native Arts Circle, and Native director Randy Redroad, about Two Rivers Native Film Festival at the Walker Center. They discuss the evolution of work in 1992, from documentary centric themes to drama and art based pieces.
October 10, 1992 - MPR’s John Merli presents a profile of American novelist and short story writer N. Scott Momaday. The report highlights his writing and Native American background.
October 10, 1992 - MPR’ Chris Roberts interviews sisters Lisa Mayo, Gloria Miguel and Muriel Miguel about "Power Pipes" by Spiderwoman Theater at Walker Art Center. The three also discuss Native American experience growing up in Brooklyn, NY.
October 12, 1992 - MPR’s Leif Enger visits Nett Lake, where the Bois Forte Medical and Dental Clinic continues to grow and offer treatment to local residents. Enger interviews both staff and patients.
December 28, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Native journalist Gordon Regguinti, executive director of the Native American journalists Association, about the history and purpose of Native American Journalists Association. Topics in conversation include bridging Native communities, mainstream media, and mentoring.
January 27, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews documentarian Kristian Berg about his film, The Dakota Conflict. The film, aired on KTCA-TV, focuses on the events before and after the Lakota War against colonizers in 1862.
March 13, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on the difficulty to prosecute child abuse on Red Lake and other Indian reservations. On most reservations, state criminal laws don’t apply. The federal government is responsible for prosecuting serious cries under federal law. While child sex abuse is prohibited under federal law, child physical abuse is not.
April 12, 1993 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota. First hour of program highlights American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commissioner of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, and issues of gambling in Minnesota.
April 12, 1993 - Continuation of a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota highlighting American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ In this second hour of program, MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commission of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, issues of gambling in Minnesota, and answer listener questions.