Native As I Can Be

About Native As I Can Be

Native As I Can Be is about identity, story, and survival. I grew up mixed Native and white, and this podcast is where I sit down with people — from wrestlers to artists to healers — who are carving out space for themselves and their communities. Raw, real conversations about finding our place in the void between cultures.

Publisher

Geno Ray

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Aug 2019

Latest episode

8 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Feb 2026

   Episode 22: David Velarde Returns, Part Two!

   Back once again is my very special guest, David Velarde. David is an actor, screenwriter, and life enthusiast. He’s an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and strives to bring tribal authenticity to his acting roles and screenplays. We spent our time discussing Natives roles in media, ICE and whatever else popped into our heads. Check it out! YouTube: @davevelarde8261 Instagram: @david.a.velarde.3 Facebook: David Anthony Velarde Geno Ray on the internet: Instagram @thunderlips_pdx @n8ive_as_i_can_be YouTube @ThunderlipsPDX TikTok @thunderlips_pdx Facebook Geno Ray - personal Geno Ray Nativeasicanbe - show page

2. 

   1 Feb 2026

   Episode 21: David Velarde Returns! Part One

   Back once again is my very special guest, David Velarde. David is an actor, screenwriter, and life enthusiast. He’s an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and strives to bring tribal authenticity to his acting roles and screenplays. We spent our time discussing Natives roles in media, ICE and whatever else popped into our heads. Check it out! YouTube: @davevelarde8261 Instagram: @david.a.velarde.3 Facebook: David Anthony Velarde Geno Ray on the internet: Instagram @thunderlips_pdx @n8ive_as_i_can_be YouTube @ThunderlipsPDX TikTok @thunderlips_pdx Facebook Geno Ray - personal Geno Ray Nativeasicanbe - show page

3. 

   25 Jan 2026

   Episode 20: Becca Flat, Part Two

   Yo! Part two of my interview with Becca Flat is here! Becca Flatt is a Mixed Race, Black and white, closed, domestic infant, interracial adoptee. Becca recently lost her Dad, her birthfather, and her birth sister in the span of 3 months and is currently walking through a massive amount of grief and loss. Her Dad was a major pillar in her life and she is learning to navigate the physical loss of him but not the spiritual loss. We talked about the intersections of race and identity and she reflected on her experiences as an adoptee raised in a mixed-race family, grappling with societal expectations and her own sense of belonging. Becca on IG:@mending_the_adopted_heart G's particulars:Instagram@thunderlips_pdx@n8ive_as_i_can_beYouTube@ThunderlipsPDXTikTok@thunderlips_pdxFacebookGeno Ray - personalGeno Ray Nativeasicanbe - show page

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