KKWE - Niijii's Pow-Wow Trail

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2015
End Date
June 2017
Project Overview

This biweekly program will allow Ojibwe drum groups, dancers, and other artists from the communities in the listening area to attend, display and record their art at various pow-wows throughout Minnesota. The project will collect photos and artwork that share the culture of the Native American people around the state. The recorded, culturally significant, music and interviews will be produced into half hour programs that will air bi weekly on KKWE and statewide through online streaming. The art of photography and videography will be displayed on the stations website.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 1st Special Session, 2015, Chapter 2, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (e)
Appropriation Language

$1,600,000 each year is appropriated for a grant to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for production and acquisition grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.

Number of full time equivalents funded
0.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Niijii's pow-wow trail will interweave Native American culture into more facets of non-Native communities More Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and incomes will have access to information about the culture of Minnesota's' Native American population. Minnesota's local Native American artist drum groups will have an opportunity to be heard on the radio. KKWE will provide an estimated number of listeners reached through radio broadcasts, estimated number of people reached through the internet and social media, as well as the number of stations that aired the program.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 1st Special Session, 2015, Chapter 2, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (e)
Appropriation Language

$1,600,000 each year is appropriated for a grant to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for production and acquisition grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19.

Number of full time equivalents funded
0.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Niijii's pow-wow trail will interweave Native American culture into more facets of non-Native communitiesMore Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and incomes will have access to information about the culture of Minnesota's' Native American population.Minnesota's local Native American artist drum groups will have an opportunity to be heard on the radio.KKWE will provide an estimated number of listeners reached through radio broadcasts, estimated number of people reached through the internet and social media, as well as the number of stations that aired the program.

Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
Rousu
Organization Name
KKWE Niijii Radio
Street Address
607 Main Avenue
City
Callaway
State
MN
Zip Code
56521
Email
rousu20@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-201-2555