Real Native Roots: Untold Stories Podcast

What About Love: This Thing Called Love

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Sandre Harrison, Shannon Saltclah and Tara Denetsosie Lovato. These three beautiful, savvy, smart, funny, and grounded Dinè women share stories about love for family and community, Native bling, food, butchering, first love/crush, and self-love. Grab your drink of choice and hear the laughter and wisdom shared among these amazing women. 
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Recapping 2022 Guests

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents one of our podcast listeners, Ruth Sandoval. Ruth is a spiritual healer, certified coach, trainer, author, weaver and creative. Hear how we recap and share what spoke to us from our fantastic, wise, loving, and amazing guests from 2022. Thank you Zane & Tina James, Ryan Begay, Donna Fairbanks, Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, James Junes, Great Grand Mother Mary Lyons, Monica Simeon, Jennifer Varenchik and Natalie Benally.
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Transforming with Intention

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Natalie Benally, a Diné woman cultivating her love for dance, story, and giving back to her community. Natalie shares where she gets her work ethic, continuing to heal, and trusting herself. Natalie is a dance artist, filmmaker, writer, actress, and community/language advocate from the Navajo Nation. She is the Co-Founder & Creative Director of Tse'Nato', a mixed-media storytelling company to amplify Indigenous voices and representation. She has directed and choreographed numerous theater productions. She has performed the lead role of Dory in the Navajo dubbed version of Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Natalie will also be appearing in a lead role in a new series on FOX in 2023 and executive producing her first full-length documentary. 
 
Join us and hear her laugh's infectiousness, yet she shares her wisdom and commitment to making choices with intention. 
 
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Manifesting with Native Muse

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Jennifer Varenchik, a beautiful, creative, daring, and visionary Tohono O'odham woman raised in California. We get a peek inside her story about being adopted and eventually reconnecting with her Native roots. On her path of self-discovery, Jennifer finds her love and passion through creating stories on the big screen. Join us, and hear from a rising indigenous filmmaker in her second act in a life of continuous reflections, learning, and growing. Please follow and share. We are on Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon podcast platforms. 
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Alignment: Finding your Pathway

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents the renowned, respected graceful, and savvy Native woman entrepreneur Monica Simeon with Sister Sky, Inc. A woman with deep roots from the Pacific Northwest raised with core values of rest, vulnerability, nurturing, and determination. Monica shares her wisdom of embracing her learnings, listening to her heart and spirit, being a good camp keeper(entrepreneur, business owner, and leader), and so much more. You don't want to miss this episode! 
Enjoy our conversation during your walk, workout, drive, or just sitting and being present. Much appreciate for your following, sharing, and listening. We are on Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon podcast platforms. 
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Wisdom Lessons from an Ojibwe Elder

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Great Grandmother Mary Lyons (GGMML), an Ojibwe elder, author, humanitarian and wisdom-knowledge keeper. Join us on a journey as GGMML talks about Seven generations and our responsibilities, getting back to who we are as Indigenous people and not being lazy, knowing our worth, and so much more. Get your snacks and enjoy our yummy conversation. 
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**GGMML's book is called "Wisdom Lessons: Spirited Guidance from an Ojibwe Great-Grandmother."
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Love: The Human Element {Part II}

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents part II of James Junes story toward recovery. He shares that taking it one day at a time, letting go of the past, and surrounding yourself with people who will empower and add power to your life. Join us as he shares about bettering your journey and working for love, the human element. 
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Love: Teachings from dibé (the sheep) & shí (my) masani & nali (grandmothers) [PART I]

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents you with the one and only James Junes. A renowned Diné (Navajo) Native comedian, actor, and motivational speaker. James grew up sleeping on sheep skin, speaking Diné Bizaad (Navajo Language), and learning the meaning of love from his grandmothers. Join us as he shares stories and interpretations of his grandmother's love. Ahé'hee (thank you) and enjoy this episode.
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Burning Embers: Passionately lit for culture, community and corn

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents to you Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson. A humble, self-loving, passionate Hopi farmer exclaims, "It's a good day to be Indigenous!" Micheal takes us on a journey by sharing fond memories of racing across the planting fields with his quaà'ah (grandfather), his love for planting, beliefs in traditional ecological knowledge, and encouraging us to do more for ourselves, our community, and our youth (future). Join his dog Soya (Hopi planting stick) and us in learning why it's a good day to be Indigenous.
 
Read "Beginnings" from One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet by Richard Wagamese.
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The Rhythm of Life: Ebb and Flow

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories April's guest is our very own "Grandmother of Housing," Donna Fairbanks. Ebbing and flowing through life, Donna finds her passion in the field of Indian Housing. Hear her unique story of growing up off the reservation in a Catholic orphanage and finding her way back to the White Earth Indian Reservation.
 
Poem "The Journey From Within" by Mary Lyons
Wisdom Lessons: Spirited Guidance from an Ojibwe Great-Grandmother
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A Journey to Happiness: Family, Film, and Frybread

Ryan Begay is our bonus guest with Real Native Roots: Untold Stories this month. Join us as he shares a bit about his grandparents and family, who come from a line of leaders, spiritual healers, artistic and skilled craftswomen/men. A twin, falling in the middle somewhere with six other siblings, Ryan grew up in a household of women. Later Ryan finds himself enrolling into a production class for film and finds his love for filmmaking, writing, directing, and acting. Ryan's mission is to levitate for more Diné/Native American presence in film and television both in front of and behind the camera. Join us with his favorite drink, gohwééh (coffee), just like how Elmo drinks his...black.
 
Website:
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IG:
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IMDB:
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Short productions created by Ryan mentioned during the podcast:
The Indian Within
ThePlague of Allegiance
The Reciever
 
Poem “Happiness is a Choice” by Mary Lyons
Wisdom Lessons: Spirited Guidance from an Ojibwe Great-Grandmother
 
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Ké: Family Origins Rooted With Love, Humor, & Wisdom (Part II)

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents you Tina James-Tafoya and Zane James. Zane and Tina share more wisdom from their beloved father Nelson James. They also discuss sibling love, Dallas Cowboy Sundays, and how they have continued to stay engaged as supportive relatives.
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Ké: Family Origins Rooted With Love, Humor, & Wisdom (Part I)

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents you Tina James-Tafoya and Zane James. Zane and Tina share their family origins, how their parents meet, and how relatives modeled Ké (system of kinship). We also get the pleasure of hearing the harvested wisdom their beloved father Nelson James offered about life and family. Get your cup of gohwééh (coffee) and enjoy the story of the James family. 
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Recap of 2021: Part II

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Lydia Edgewater as our special guest to recap all the yumminess and wisdom from our 2021 guests. Lydia shares her insights and beautifully weaves in her personal stories and wisdom from her Nalí(grandmother). Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy our recap from some amazing guests: Monique Castro, Dustin Baird, Sahar Khajenoury, Vanessa Roanhorse and Y.A.F. Podcast w/Adrian Dotson, Hersal Clark & Delmar Blackhorse. 
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Recap of 2021: Part I

Real Native Roots: Untold Stories presents Lydia Edgewater as our special guest to recap all the yumminess and wisdom from our 2021 guests. Lydia shares her insights and beautifully weaves in her personal stories and wisdom from her Nalí(grandmother). Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy our recap from some amazing guests: Amarie Oldman, Nephi Craig, Valerie Nuvayestewa, Carol Dahozy, Mona Polacca, Shay Milford, Sherry Salway Black, Elsie Meeks, and Lori Pourier.
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