Diné - Navajo

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

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Klee Benally, Bandcamp

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

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Indigeversal crew
Indigeversal crew
Indigeversal Collective Mural
Indigeversal Collective Mural
Indigeversal Collective Mural
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.

Kathleen Ash-Milby

Kathleen Ash-Milby, Curator of Native American Art, Portland Art Museum
Kathleen Ash-Milby was appointed the Curator of Native American Art in 2019 at the Portland Art Museum. Her responsibilities include the research, documentation, exhibition and care of both historic and contemporary collections.
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