Veterans' Voices: Bois Forte

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Recipient
Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Start Date
September 2021
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Project Overview

Veterans play a very important role in Native American history. For this project, KBFT is going to honor some of the Veterans of the Bois Forte community by sharing their personal stories and experiences with their listeners. KBFT will produce a series of eight (8) interview segments with Bois Forte Veterans that will be approximately five-minutes long. The segments will also be made available as podcasts.

Project Details

Ampers Veterans' Voices

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6
Appropriation Language

$194,000 the first year is for statewide programming to produce and distribute the Veterans' Voices program to educate and engage communities regarding Minnesota veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, and experiences with an emphasis on the untold stories of veterans from diverse communities.?

Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities and incomes will have access to Minnesota history than would if this project was not funded.
The project will result in more locally and Minnesota-focused content produced by public radio than would exist without these segments.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Project Manager
First Name
Joel
Last Name
Glaser
Organization Name
Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
Street Address
1881 Munster Avenue
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55116
Phone
651-587-5550
Email
jglaser@ampers.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555