News @ Nāwahkik Episode 169 Livestreamed from Keshena Wāqsecewan Campus Feb. 24

Menomini yoU published and livestreamed News @ Nāwahkik Episode 169 from the Wāqsecewan language campus in Keshena on Feb. 24, 2026, continuing a weekly Tuesday noon broadcast that blends Menominee-language instruction with local event announcements such as Heartwalk, open mic nights, elder lunches and a new MLI cohort starting at the campus.

The series began as a livestream pilot in late 2021 and, according to Menomini yoU, had streamed its 161st episode by the end of 2025; the Feb. 24 show marks the program’s move into at least its 169th installment in early 2026. Menomini yoU’s YouTube channel displayed 830 subscribers in the channel metadata captured for a prior episode, underlining steady audience growth even as individual episode view counts remain modest.

Episode 168, the prior program livestreamed Feb. 17 and posted to YouTube on Feb. 18 with the title "News @ Nāwahkik February 17th 2026 Episode - 168," recorded 42 views and 4 likes at the time its metrics were captured. The channel’s descriptions and livestream prompts repeatedly direct viewers to watch live on Facebook or YouTube at noon on Tuesdays, and promote Menominee-language material under the banner "Omāēqnomenēwēqnaesen (Menominee Language), Current Events, Weather Reports, Organizational Updates, & More."

Content samples from the Feb. 17 episode show the program’s mix of language teaching and community storytelling. The hosts explained bird names in Menominee, saying in part, "the panachi is the bald eagle. The guy with the whoish skew waist. He's the bald eagle" and "Ponachi the Ka is the golden eagle. The one with the brown head and a little bit uh spotted all over." Other live-transcription fragments captured in that broadcast referenced everyday community activity - "open mic nights, elder lunches, language lunches" - and encouraged listeners to consult the program’s online calendar for signups and schedules.

Menomini yoU’s site lists additional language resources tied to the channel, including Menomini yoU Online Lessons 1-20, Menōkosew & Metāēsew, Onākis Cēpākis and Menomini yoU Shorts, plus a 2022 Menomini yoU documentary film. The Wāqsecewan Language Campus in Keshena remains the recurring production site for News @ Nāwahkik, which the organization schedules for live transmission every Tuesday at noon to reach Menominee County listeners and language learners.