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Short, compelling videos on topics of interest to our members and viewers from a five state viewing area in the Upper Midwest. Videos reflect the experience and insight of people living in small towns and farming communities. We are always seeking content for this channel, so if you have a web series or have compelling short form videos to share, please contact us at yourtv@pioneer.org.

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Next Up MN
Next Up MN is a new digital series focusing on the sports culture of the Upper Midwest. The series aims to connect with the community by highlighting inspiring stories from local athletes.

Next Up MN: Unleashing The Fighters: The Rise of MMA In Southwest Minnesota

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In this action-packed episode of Next Up MN, we step into the world of something fresh and fierce.

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Next Up MN: Unleashing The Fighters: The Rise of MMA In Southwest Minnesota

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Next Up MN: Trojans on Ice: Women’s Hockey Dominating for Change, One Goal at a Time

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Next Up MN: The Ultimate Showdown: Marshall Football’s Road to the Semifinals

We're excited to finally release our digital project, Undowanpi (We Sing)!

Throughout this series of four videos you'll get an understanding of what traditional song and drum means to four different Native artists.

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Undowanpi (We Sing): Hoksida Blacklance

First we hear from Hoksida Blacklance from Pezihutazizi Oyate (Upper Sioux Community) in Granite Falls. Hoksida is a lead singer of Midnite Express.

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Undowanpi (We Sing): Hoksida Blacklance

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Undowanpi (We Sing): Opie Day

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Undowanpi (We Sing): Desirae Desnomie

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Undowanpi (We Sing): Gabriel Desrosiers

Hau Mitakuyapi! I’m Tanner Peterson from the Upper Sioux Community. My goal with these videos was to show an inside view of what singing means to these artists. I also wanted to help people who are unfamiliar get a better understanding of the importance it has for the singer, community and culture.

About the project

Produce a series, containing up to six, seven-minute episodes relating to the following project goals:
Uplifting contemporary Native American values of family, connection to the land and respect for culture and tradition.
Portraying how contemporary Native American culture and contributions are vital parts of modern life.
Demonstrating Native American people’s involvement in every aspect of modern life to assist the larger society in moving past systematic erasure and stereotypes.

Manhood in Rural America, Season 1

What does it mean to be a man in modern rural America? How has that changed over the past 50 years? Does it matter? Why? As Lac qui Parle County native Robert Bly noted in his 1992 bestseller, "Iron John," there is no such thing as the "American man" — no set of characteristics that remains constant over decades.

Manhood in Rural America, Season 2

What—if anything—do women need from men? How do you know when you can trust a man? The second season of Manhood in Rural America asks women about what they think it means to be a man in modern rural America and how that has changed, is changing or isn't changing.

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Manhood in Rural America: Unmanliness

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Is there anything about yourself that some people might consider "unmanly"?

Manhood in Rural America, Season 1

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