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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. 🌿🎙✨
Whales, Threads & Ancestors: We Are Not Studied—We Are the Story
Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast
1 hour 14 minutes
6 months ago
Whales, Threads & Ancestors: We Are Not Studied—We Are the Story
Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast is honored to welcome Jacqualine Qataliña Schaeffer — a visionary Alaska Native leader, artist, and grandmother whose wisdom runs as deep as the Arctic waters she grew up near. In this episode, Jackie opens a window into her ancestral teachings, climate advocacy, traditional healing, and the living heartbeat of her community’s food systems.
From seal skin boats to salmon leather, from language revitalization to runway fashion infused with story, Jackie bridges the ancient and the modern with grace and grit. We explore how her upbringing—rooted in harvesting from air, land, and sea—continues to shape her work in climate health and cultural preservation today.
She reminds us that our ancestors’ wisdom lives in our DNA, that laughter is our second medicine, and that awareness—true awareness—can reconnect us to the land and to ourselves.
We also reflect on the stories behind the designs, and the future of Indigenous fashion, identity, and planetary healing.
Don’t miss this episode — like, follow, and share the podcast! We’re on all major platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google, and more.
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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. 🌿🎙✨
