Yá’át’ééh (Hello!)
Welcome to Real Native Roots: Untold Stories—a podcast rooted in the power and medicine of storytelling. I’m Vickie Oldman, a proud Diné woman, and your host on this journey through the lived experiences of our relatives—family, friends, and colleagues—whose stories carry the wisdom, humor, and truth that often go untold.
In our Native ways, stories are more than words—they are teachers, time travelers, and truth holders. They carry our values, our resilience, and our dreams. Each episode, we’ll sit with remarkable guests to uncover the lessons, memories, and moments that shaped them—and the medicine they carry for all of us.
So, I invite you to walk this path with me. Listen deeply. Laugh, reflect, and reconnect. Follow and subscribe as we share the voices of our people—voices that deserve to be heard and honored.
Come along—there’s a story waiting for you. 🌿🎙✨
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Yá’át’ééh (Hello!)
Welcome to Real Native Roots: Untold Stories—a podcast rooted in the power and medicine of storytelling. I’m Vickie Oldman, a proud Diné woman, and your host on this journey through the lived experiences of our relatives—family, friends, and colleagues—whose stories carry the wisdom, humor, and truth that often go untold.
In our Native ways, stories are more than words—they are teachers, time travelers, and truth holders. They carry our values, our resilience, and our dreams. Each episode, we’ll sit with remarkable guests to uncover the lessons, memories, and moments that shaped them—and the medicine they carry for all of us.
So, I invite you to walk this path with me. Listen deeply. Laugh, reflect, and reconnect. Follow and subscribe as we share the voices of our people—voices that deserve to be heard and honored.
Come along—there’s a story waiting for you. 🌿🎙✨
BONUS: Real, Rooted and Uncensored with Simon Moya-Smith
Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast
1 hour 7 minutes
2 years ago
BONUS: Real, Rooted and Uncensored with Simon Moya-Smith
Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Simon Moya-Smith, an Oglala Lakota and Chicano writer and journalist. Raised to stand up for the rights of Indigenous peoples, to rage against the use of Indian mascots, and later against police brutality and oil and gas pipelines, Simon continues to fight the good fight with humor, wit, and truth. Hear how his Indigenous Chicana mother, grandmother, and grandfather nurtured him with love, food, wisdom, music, and connection to his Oglala Lakota roots. Join us as Simon shares personal stories about his passion for music, purple prose, tacos, and hopes for us to be kind to each other. Follow him on Twitter @simonmoyasmith.
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Simon's work appears on The Nation, NBC News, Insider, Vice, Fodor’s Travel, and Lonely Planet. Moya-Smith has a Master of Arts in Political Journalism from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado Denver. Along with writing, Moya-Smith teaches Indigenous Studies and Media at the University of Colorado. He is a frequent guest on NPR, CNN, and SiriusXM where he discusses Indigenous topics. His new book, “Your Spirit Animal is a Jackass –Natives, Food, and White F*ckery,” is forthcoming.
Book contributions and other works from Simon Moya-Smith:
Yolqui, a Warrior Summoned from the Spirit World: Testimonios on Violence
Lonely Planet Epic Road Trips of the Americas
"An American Prayer" Simon was featured in this movie
"Rebel Music Native America Simon was the lead writer and story producer
"Alien Newsdesk Simon was the scriptwriter for the first season
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Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast
Yá’át’ééh (Hello!)
Welcome to Real Native Roots: Untold Stories—a podcast rooted in the power and medicine of storytelling. I’m Vickie Oldman, a proud Diné woman, and your host on this journey through the lived experiences of our relatives—family, friends, and colleagues—whose stories carry the wisdom, humor, and truth that often go untold.
In our Native ways, stories are more than words—they are teachers, time travelers, and truth holders. They carry our values, our resilience, and our dreams. Each episode, we’ll sit with remarkable guests to uncover the lessons, memories, and moments that shaped them—and the medicine they carry for all of us.
So, I invite you to walk this path with me. Listen deeply. Laugh, reflect, and reconnect. Follow and subscribe as we share the voices of our people—voices that deserve to be heard and honored.
Come along—there’s a story waiting for you. 🌿🎙✨
