Native American activist Winona LaDuke speaks about the importance of Native American radio stations. LaDuke is one of the individuals behind starting station for White Earth reservation.
The White Earth station is licensed to the White Earth Land Recovery Project and is a non-profit organization.
DAN GUNDERSEN: Winona LaDuke heads the nonprofit White Earth Land Recovery Project and is starting a station on the White Earth Reservation. She says the stations will provide a vital information source for local residents. She also hopes to raise the profile of American Indian issues.
WINONA LADUKE: Being invisible has helped marginalize us. And I would say that if you are poor, rural, and Ojibwe, your shot of getting a year at the legislature is a lot lower. So I'm hoping that this will allow our stories to get out.
DAN GUNDERSEN: Radio stations are now serving the White Earth, [? Cass ?] lake, Nett lake, and Fond Du Lac reservations. The stations all plan to rely heavily on volunteers to provide local programming. Dan Gundersen, Minnesota Public Radio news, Calloway.
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