In spite of being a small team, the group of volunteers collecting funds for Kanehsatake’s community radio station were successful in raising big. After being brought back on air following extensive damage to its station in 2017, Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) embarked on a mission to build-up the community’s one and only broadcaster. “We need a way for the community to be able to communicate information with one another and this is why we have to get our radio station up and running,” he said. As a means to achieve this, Bonspille proposed using a simple model to raise money: street fundraising. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“There’s so much potential with that station – not only as a business, but as something for the community to take part in,” expressed the Kanehsata’kehró:non.

Source: The Star July 09, 2021 14:49 UTC