Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

About Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

Yá’át’ééh (hello)! Real Native Roots: Untold Stories is a podcast hosted by yours truly, Vickie Oldman (Diné). She invites her guest to share untold stories from their personal journey. Stories are the backbone of Native culture. They provide lessons, inspirations, information, values, and allow an opportunity to connect at a deeper level. Each month I will explore what medicine our guests offer. Please join me on this uncharted journey!

Publisher

Vickie K. Oldman

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2020

Latest episode

19 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Sept 2026

   This Land Remembers You: Healing, Belonging & Becoming with Asha Frost

   What does it mean to become the medicine when healing is not a destination, but a lifelong relationship with ourselves, our ancestors, our bodies, and the generations still to come? In this episode of Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, Vickie sits down with Anishinaabe author, healer, mentor, and oracle deck creator Asha Frost, Healing Rainbow Woman, for a deeply personal conversation about the people, lands, and experiences that have shaped her life. Asha takes us home to the waters of Neyaashiinigmiing, shares how her mother became a cycle breaker, and reflects on her grandparents’ experiences with residential school and the grandfather who gifted her spirit name. She speaks candidly about living with lupus, learning to rest, reclaiming language, setting boundaries, and navigating her role as a bridge between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds. Together, they explore the worthiness of Indigenous healers, what younger generations are reclaiming, and how our healing ripples forward. And yes, we also meet “Flashy Ashy,” where Dancing Queen, lipstick, Broadway dreams, and Auntie Seahorse make their appearance. A conversation about remembering, becoming, and the medicine we carry forward. #RealNativeRoots #AshaFrost #TheInnerWinter #Anishinaabe #SevenGenerations

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Language Is Sacred: Reclaiming Identity with Elton Naswood

   What does it mean to reclaim who we are while creating space for others to do the same? In this episode of Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, Vickie reconnects with longtime friend and fellow Window Rock High School alum Elton Naswood, a Diné advocate, storyteller, leader, and Executive Director of the Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity. Nearly four decades after their school days on the Navajo Nation, Elton shares the people and experiences that shaped him, from the love and teachings of his grandparents and mother to the loss of his brother and the unexpected path that led him into decades of advocacy. Together, Vickie and Elton explore Two-Spirit identity and responsibility, the sacredness of Indigenous language, resilience, belonging, and the importance of reclaiming our place in the circle. And, of course, we meet Eartha Quake, Elton’s fabulous drag persona who brings culture, storytelling, advocacy, and plenty of laughter to another stage. 💃🏽 At its heart, this is a conversation between two old friends about who shaped us, who we’re becoming, and how we use our lived experiences to help others. Because our stories carry lessons. Our stories carry medicine. Poem featured in this episode: “Ownership” by Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons, from Wisdom Lessons. #RealNativeRoots #EltonNaswood #TwoSpiritCenter #NativeLGBTQ #IndigenousVoices

3. 

   12 Jun 2026

   For the Generations Yet Unborn

   In this episode of Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, I sit down with Delano Saluskin (Shii) of the Yakama Nation, a respected leader whose nearly 80 years of life and more than five decades of service have been dedicated to his people, culture, and community. Together, we explore his journey from a childhood shaped by hardship and resilience to becoming a bridge builder, Tribal Chairman, advocate for economic sovereignty, and protector of land, water, and language. Along the way, Delano shares lessons on leadership, sobriety, family, faith, and what it means to think beyond ourselves to the generations yet unborn. This conversation is a powerful reminder that leadership does not have to be loud. Sometimes it looks like listening deeply, staying grounded in your values, and remaining open to change while honoring where you come from. If this episode resonates with you, please follow, subscribe, and share it with your relatives, friends, and communities so we can continue uplifting Indigenous stories, wisdom, and voices. #RealNativeRootsPodcast #RealNativeRootsUntoldStories #DelanoSaluskin #YakamaNation #IndigenousLeadership#GenerationsYetUnborn #LanguageIsMedicine #IndigenousStories

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,716

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77

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