mathias | June 14, 2011

The Browning, MT Blackfoot radio station “Thunder Radio”, or in Blackfoot: Ksistsikam ayikinaan (voice from nowhere), has become wildly popular since it premiered November 20, 2010 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. So far, their weekday hours have been extended from 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM. Linguist Darell R. Kipp a.k.a. Apiniokio Peta (Morning Eagle) [...]

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Tags: Apiniokio Peta, Bible, Blackfoot radio, Browning, Darell R. Kipp, Ksistsikam ayikinaan, Marvin weatherwax, podcast, radio, Thunder Radio

mathias | April 22, 2011

Radio programs in indigenous languages like Ma:lamalama for Hawaiians and various for the Navajo are definitely a great way for Native language learners to gain extra exposure to their tongues? Blackfoot just joined the bandwagon. The 6 year old 107.5 FM station just launched Blackfoot language classes on their airwaves. Darell Kipp leads a one [...]

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Tags: 107.5 FM, Blackfoot, Blackfoot Community College, Browning, classes, Darrell Kipp, Global Recordings Network, Hawaiian, KBWG, Malamalama, Marvin Weatherwax Sr., Navajo, Plains Indian Sign Language, radio, Robert Hall, Voices of Browning