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By Hadassah Alencar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door Tehonie\u2019tathe Douglas Beaver joined Reviving Kanehsat\u00e0:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM as the station\u2019s all-new project coordinator earlier this month. In his role, a position never-before held at the station, Beaver will help revise current programs and add new ones, increase fundraising efforts, and help to advance the revitalization of Kanien\u2019k\u00e9ha over the radio. \u201cI\u2019m hoping to help revive the language in the community,\u201d said Beaver. Karahk\u00f3hare Syd Gasp\u00e9, president of Mohawk MultiMedia Inc., the organization which oversees RKR, said the new role is welcome help after many years of managing most of the station\u2019s work alone. \u201cI\u2019ve been overloaded with everything that is to do for running the operation,\u201d said Gasp\u00e9. \u201cWe need to expand because we have got a… <\/p>\n

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By Hadassah Alencar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door Tehonie\u2019tathe Douglas Beaver joined Reviving Kanehsat\u00e0:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM as the station\u2019s all-new project coordinator earlier this month. In his role, a position never-before held at the station, Beaver will help revise current programs and add new ones, increase fundraising efforts, and help to advance the revitalization of Kanien\u2019k\u00e9ha over the radio. \u201cI\u2019m hoping to help revive the language in the community,\u201d said Beaver. Karahk\u00f3hare Syd Gasp\u00e9, president of Mohawk MultiMedia Inc., the organization which oversees RKR, said the new role is welcome help after many years of managing most of the station\u2019s work alone. \u201cI\u2019ve been overloaded with everything that is to do for running the operation,\u201d said Gasp\u00e9. \u201cWe need to expand because we have got a... <\/p>\n

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