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Our Home Town
KCCM Radio in Moorhead, in conjunction with the North Dakota Committee for the Humanities and Public Issues, produced a series of twenty-six half-hour programs that documented attitudes and character of life in five North Dakota communities (Strasburg, Belcourt, Mayville, Mott, and Dunn Center). The programs were produced as sound portraits with free-flowing sounds, voices and music, all indigenous
31 Collection Items
- Our Home Town: Dunn Center, North Dakota
Midday presents segments of a sound portrait on Dunn Center, a small town in Western North Dakota, whose fate will be determined by the massive coal development scheduled for the area.
- Our Home Town: Mott, North Dakota
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is on Mott, North Dakota, documenting attitudes, culture and character of life in the prairie town. Through various interviews and sound segments, program highlights community, history, family life, church, drug use, role of women, and thoughts on the land.
- Our Home Town: Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is on Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, located in north central North Dakota, and home to Chippewa Indians. Through various interviews and music segments, program highlights Michif culture, religion, powwow dance, identity problems, the BIA, poverty, and alcoholism.
- Our Home Town: Mayville, North Dakota
Midday presents segments of a sound portrait on Dunn Center, Mayville, a North Dakota prairie town rich in culture and heritage.
- Our Home Town: Strasburg, North Dakota
Midday presents segments of a sound portrait on Strasburg, North Dakota, a town rich in old-world heritage. It examines the town through music and discussion by the people of Strasburg.
- Our Home Town - Mayville, North Dakota - Economy, Sports, Work, Future of youth
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is a sound portrait of Mayville, North Dakota. Highlights discussion with residents on the economy, importance of sports in community, views on work and leisure, and future plans of young people.
- Our Home Town - Mayville, North Dakota - Social, Roots, Growing Up, Family
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is a sound portrait of Mayville, North Dakota. Highlights discussion with residents on social structure, value of roots, growing up and family life.
- Our Home Town - Mayville, North Dakota - Advantages, Conformity, Culture
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is a sound portrait of Mayville, North Dakota. Highlights discussion with residents on the advantages/disadvantages, problem of conformity, and cultural life of town.
- Our Home Town: Dunn Center, North Dakota - Coal development
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is a sound portrait of Dunn Center, North Dakota. Highlights discussion with residents on their mixed feelings towards coal development in the area. Includes a segment on a town meeting.
- Our Home Town: Dunn Center, North Dakota - Dying town
As part of KCCM's Our Home Town series, this program is a sound portrait of Dunn Center, North Dakota. Highlights discussion with residents on their fears of town’s future.