Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents three phenomenal Native Women who have been paving the path for our people and communities for more than three decades.   Their work has included leading grassroots organizations, small nonprofits, and national Native intermediaries and sitting on prestigious boards that change the narrative for our Native communities.  These graceful, passionate, and fea...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents bonus track number one, a light-hearted conversation between your host, Vickie K. Oldman, and her niece/daughter Amaire Oldman. Amarie gets curious about what inspired Real Native Root's inception and asked personal questions about family and interests.  #RealNativeRootsUntoldStories  **Recorded on January 03, 2021 *This photo was the last picture of Amar...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Chef Nephi Craig. Nephi humbly comes from Whiskey Flats from Whiteriver, AZ. His first learn definition of cooking was “art and science,” and he later found his way to indigenous foodways through music, skateboarding, loss, sobriety, and his persistence to find happiness. Join me in hearing Chef Nephi’s journey in how he has weaved a deeper spiritual mean...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents "She Splits the Sky," aka Jennifer E. Kreisberg. Jennifer shares how she learned from the best (her elders) about humor, connecting with the land, and so much more. Jennifer also shares how COVID has clarified her roles as a mother, friend, and teacher. She is committed to sharing her medicine to help us all heal.  Among the many gifts that Jennifer offer...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Tony Skrelunas a passionate, successful Diné (Navajo) businessman with an honorable upbringing transforms into a modern-day "Economic activist." Tony shares his observations and vision in our modern world. Views of a traditionalist and a capitalist, he encourages us to continue learning, uplifting others, finding creative ways to sharpen and use existing...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Joannie S. Romero, a woman raised by a single mother who instilled deep-rooted values that continue to show in her family, work, and community. Joannie shares her story about the hustle, work, and academics before losing their relative, and her journey to Carlise Indian Industrial School. These experiences enlightened Joannie to understand how we all need...

Real Native Roots: Untold stories presents Evelina "Evey" Maho for September. Evey is an adjunct faculty member of the Falmouth Institute and a co-founder/owner of YM Solutions, LLC.  A woman made up of many people, Evey is a mother, wife, and health professional for over two decades. She shares fond memories of her woman relatives in how they modeled self-care. Evey defines health, highlights sel...

Real Native Roots: Untold stories present you, Joseph Kunkel, a citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation. Joseph takes us back to his reservation and shares what grounds him, critical skills he learned, and understanding the importance of community. Joseph defines communities, what makes up a community, and shares how communities need to heal. He emphasizes how communities are knowledge holders of...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories present to you Earl Tulley (Diné) is a member of the Navajo Nation and originally hails from the central reservation community of Blue Gap (Arizona). He states that "home is always in his rearview mirror, but in the forefront of his mind." Earl comes into this world as a relative to many and highlights that we are not alone with father sky above us and mother eart...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Ben Sherman from Pine Ridge, SD, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Ben survived boarding school and became a licensed engineer working for large corporations and traveling worldwide with humble beginnings and traditional values instilled by his great-grandmother and mother. Inspired by a commitment to his mother to finish his education, Ben completed...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents you another Native woman with deep roots. Loris Taylor is a homegirl from Hopi and Acoma Pueblo. She is a woman of wisdom, charm, humor, and humbleness; I could listen to her for hours. Loris talks about the importance of communication. She also gives insight into Native values, cultural shifts, having hard conversations during this time of COVID-19, and...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories ---  In this episode, you will hear from an Oglala Lakota Sioux and Jewish woman that is a tenacious, fierce, and savvy entrepreneur, mother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. Kim shares her story and provides so much insight and tips in reinventing yourself, making meaningful connections, and finding beauty within and in places that need some love and light. Her...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories --- My first episode is with my mother. She shares a glimpse of her story and the memories of her birth and foster mothers. You can get a glimmer of what life was like from this reservation boarding school kid (as she refers to herself). Growing up fast and surviving the loss in her mother, she carries on what she knows best, to love.  #RealNativeRootsPodcast #Rea...

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories --- Yá'át'ééh (Hello) and welcome to Real Native Roots: Untold Stories with Vickie Oldman. In Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, we'll be hearing from our relatives. This introduction episode will give you a sense of how this podcast came to fruition, what will be talking about and what to expect. Welcome and ahé'hee (thank you) for joining me! #RealNativeRootsPod...