Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) and Native Voice One (NV1) bring the energy and personality of the Native Youth Olympic (NYO) Games to the radio.

The KBC news team led by Antonia Gonzales broadcast three special one-hour live programs, Alaska’s Native Voice: Live from NYO 2024 on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.

Subscribe to the NV1 podcast to get all three episodes on demand.

The program features interviews with athletes, coaches, NYO leaders, and veterans. The traditional games, which were originally depended on for survival, continue to develop the strength and skill of generations of Alaskan Native people. The NYO carries on the games by encouraging young people to strive for their personal best.

Producer/host Antonia Gonzales from National Native News is joined by Jill Fratis, Hannah Bissett, and Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA with commentary and floor coverage.

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) and Native Voice One (NV1) brought the energy and personality of the Native Youth Olympic (NYO) Games to the radio.

The KBC news team led by Antonia Gonzales broadcast three special one-hour live programs, Alaska’s Native Voice: Live from NYO 2024 on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.

Subscribe to the NV1 podcast to get all three episodes on demand or listen below.

The program featured interviews with athletes, coaches, NYO leaders, and veterans. The traditional games, which were originally depended on for survival, continue to develop the strength and skill of generations of Alaskan Native people. The NYO carries on the games by encouraging young people to strive for their personal best.

Producer/host Antonia Gonzales from National Native News was joined by Jill Fratis, Hannah Bissett, and Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA with commentary and floor coverage.

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) and Native Voice One (NV1) bring the energy and personality of the Native Youth Olympic (NYO) Games to the radio.

The KBC news team lead by Antonia Gonzales is broadcasting three special one-hour live programs, Alaska’s Native Voice: Live from NYO 2024 on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27 at 12 p.m. daily.

Tune into your local NV1 station, listen to it on the NV1 live stream, or subscribe to the NV1 podcast to get all three episodes on demand.

The program features interviews with athletes, coaches, NYO leaders, and veterans. The traditional games, which were originally depended on for survival, continue to develop the strength and skill of generations of Alaskan Native people. The NYO carries on the games by encouraging young people to strive for their personal best.

Producer/host Antonia Gonzales from National Native News is joined by Jill Fratis, Hannah Bissett, and Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA with commentary and floor coverage.

The government that tried to destroy Indigenous culture used it as a weapon on the battlefield. Most of the men who had been sworn to secrecy during the war kept those secrets as long as they lived. But their families and tribal communities remember.

Host Travis Zimmerman helps tell two stories: One about Lex Porter, an Ojibwe speaking code talker from Grand Portage and a member of the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Nagaajiwanaang); the other about Reuben St. Clair, a Dakota speaking coder talker from the Lower Sioux Indian Community (Mdewakanton).

The World War Two code talker program was declassified in 1968. The public learned about Navajo (or Diné) Marines who were deployed in the Pacific Theater. Then, in 2008, Congress passed the Code Talker Recognition Act to acknowledge other tribes whose languages had been used in the war. In 2013 it honored tribal leaders and families from 33 tribal nations. We’ll never know the numbers of actual code talkers, but the stories they shared are still being told.

Special thanks:
Gary Robinson at Tribal Eye Productions
Travis Zimmerman, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Freedom Porter, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Darlene St. Clair, Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate
Moira (“meer ree”) Villiard (“vill-yerd”), Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Allison Waukau (“wah-kaw”), Menominee/Navajo
Laurie Stern, producer

DeCoded is produced by Minnesota Native News & Ampers, Diverse Radio

Today, we’re talking about justice and healing – in its many different forms. Alaska Natives and American Indians have been disproportionately affected by the legacy of boarding schools, and continue to struggle with high numbers of murdered and missing people. What do efforts to address some of these issues look like? From the US Justice Department, to local ceremonies that garner national attention -join us for a discussion on healing from all angles. 

Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV), now in its 12th year, is hosted by National Native News anchor Antonia Gonzales with freelance producer Emily Schwing. The program highlights guests and recorded voices from AFN attendees, and engages in conversation about top issues facing Alaska Native communities across the state including climate issues, education, and language and culture.

The Alaska Federation of Natives is the largest representative organization of Alaska Natives in the world. But over the past few years, it’s been changing in structure and in leadership. Today we are discussing AFN’s future as the organization goes through a strategic planning process and as tensions around climate change, subsistence fishing and representation simmer among Alaska’s Indigenous organizations.

Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV), now in its 12th year, is hosted by National Native News anchor Antonia Gonzales with freelance producer Emily Schwing. The program highlights guests and recorded voices from AFN attendees, and engages in conversation about top issues facing Alaska Native communities across the state including climate issues, education, and language and culture.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

Blackfeet Indian relay horse racing team Carlson Relay won the Championship of Champions September 24, 2023 in Casper, Wyoming. The jockey, 35 year old Chaz Racine, lead the team to victory in the $100,000.00 event hosted by the Northern Arapaho’s Wind River Casino and Hotel. We have results of Championship Sunday and a word with the champ.

Fort Pierre, SD – The 10th Annual HNIRC Championship of Champions was held at the Stanley County Fairgrounds Sept. 22-24, 2023.

America’s oldest known competition, Indian Relay is exploding onto the western sporting scene as the most exciting extreme sport! The Championships are the culmination grueling competitions between Native Americans and First Nations of Canada athletes.

The 2023 Championship of Champions may be the largest gathering to ever witness Indian Horse Relay, with the best inter-tribal competition ever assembled.

The Championship of Champions Saturday September, 23, 2023 enjoyed Indian relay horse racing at its finest in Casper, Wyoming. We have results with the winner of each heat race of 67 teams competing for over $100,000.00 presented by the Northern Arapaho’s Wind River Casino and Hotel. Also a comment from legendary track announcer Kennard Real Bird of the Crow Nation.

Fort Pierre, SD – The 10th Annual HNIRC Championship of Champions was held at the Stanley County Fairgrounds Sept. 22-24, 2023.

America’s oldest known competition, Indian Relay is exploding onto the western sporting scene as the most exciting extreme sport! The Championships are the culmination grueling competitions between Native Americans and First Nations of Canada athletes.

The 2023 Championship of Champions may be the largest gathering to ever witness Indian Horse Relay, with the best inter-tribal competition ever assembled.