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Apr 2025
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We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

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All things Native American with host John FugelsangSimon Moya-Smith is an Oglala Lakota and Chicano journalist. He’s a contributing writer at NBC News and TheNation.com. He’s the author of the forthcoming book, "Your Spirit Animal is a Jackass" and he is an Adjunct Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Colorado Denver. Twitter/ X: @SimonMoyaSm ... Show More
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