Diné - Navajo

The Vine Deloria Jr. Symposium: Twenty Years of Robust and Vital Dialogue Among Indigenous Communities at Northwest Indian College

The 20th Annual Vine Deloria Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium was scheduled for May 22-23, 2025, at Northwest Indian College on the Lummi Nation, marks a significant milestone in the ongoing celebration of one of America's most influential Indigenous intellectuals.

Fierce Advocate for Houseless and Land Defender: Klee Benally, Diné (Navajo)Activist & Musician, passes at 48

Klee Benally, a prominent Navajo activist and musician with Flagstaff roots, passed away at the age of 48 on Saturday, December 31, 2023.

According to a report in the Navajo Times, Benally hailed from Dziłyíjiin, Arizona, and belonged to the Tódích’íi’nii and Wandering People clans. Throughout his upbringing, Benally received a deep education in traditional Navajo culture from his father, Jones Benally, a renowned hataałii (medicine man).

Indigeversal Mural Arrives at Trackside

On a smokey weekend at Waypoint Park in Bellingham, WA, Indigeversal Collective installed a massive 160 foot mural at the entrance of the park. On August 18-20, a team of extremely talented artists from Coast Salish to Cherokee origins spent 3 days painting in the Coast Salish and form line design styles associated with Pacific Northwest tribal nations.

Dallas Goldtooth

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Dallas Goldworth (Dakota and Dine') co-founded the Indigenous comedy group The 1491s and currently contributes to the series Reservation Dogs. In addition he is an environmental activist and performing artist. Dallas is a Dakota culture and language teacher, as well as, a poet, traditional artist, and powwow emcee.

John Feodorov

My Life as a Suburban Ind'n - 2023
Feodorov's art and music engage and confront the viewer through questioning assumptions about Identity, Spirituality, and Place within the context of late capitalism. Of mixed Navajo (Diné) and Euro-American heritage, John Feodorov grew up in the suburbs of Southern California in the city of Whittier, just east of Los Angeles.