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From https://globalvoices.org/2017/07/21/brazils-first-indigenous-online-radio-station-uses-digital-media-to-promote-native-languages-and-communities/

Brazil’s First Indigenous Online Radio Station Uses Digital Media to Promote Native Languages and Communities
by Thalita Alves
July 21, 2017

Rádio Yandê combines a strong sense of community with digital media to bring Brazil’s indigenous cultures and languages to the forefront.

The station, which began streaming online in 2013, is the country’s first web-based broadcast of its kind: created by indigenous people, for indigenous people, with the intention of using technology to shred the stereotypes and misconceptions about Brazil’s native communities that emerge out of mainstream media narratives.

…This project in particular, takes a wide-ranging approach to capturing the daily lives and issues concerning Brazil’s indigenous society. The station plays music from indigenous artists, as well as featuring news, debates, stories, poetry and messages that come directly from the communities themselves.

Read the full article at https://globalvoices.org/2017/07/21/brazils-first-indigenous-online-radio-station-uses-digital-media-to-promote-native-languages-and-communities/
Rádio Yandê is available at http://radioyande.com/
Other indigenous media platforms mentioned in the article are Indian & Cowboy (http://indianandcowboy.ca/) in Canada, Radio Encuentros (http://radio.iwgia.org/) with a Latin American focus, and Dachi Bedea-Nuestra Voz (http://us.ivoox.com/es/informativo-dachi-bedea-nuestra-voz-audios-mp3_rf_18028644_1.html) in Colombia.