Clayson Benally News Today

New exhibit explores the reintroduction of horses in the Americas, challenging the traditional narrative and highlighting the significance of horses in Indigenous cultures.

The Diné filmmaker, musician, and activist whose work centered land rights, Indigenous liberation, and climate justice died in December at the age of 48.

The late Klee Benally made his journey on Dec. 30 and is remembered by many as a fighter for the land and people.

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Folk Alliance International’s (FAI) 35th annual conference was held this year February 1-5 in Kansas City, Missouri. Oklahoma’s presence there was not as large as in some past conferences but

Living the Circle of Life's Dave John talks with multi-award winning Sihasin, the brother-sister duo of Jeneda and Clayson Benally from the Dine' (Navajo) Nation in Northern Arizona. Plus, Indigenous YOUth Nation, a radio pilot made by a...

The other deadly COVID prisons: Reservations and COVID-19 March 31, 2021 Navajo elder Jones Benally performs a traditional hoop dance at a festival in Germany in 2008. The people of the Navajo Nation – and other indigenous nations – have for generations fought to preserve and protect their elders and traditions. As COVID-19 deaths spike, a greater sense of urgency and responsibility to pass the knowledge spikes as well. Photo: Brent Stirton by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson Two of Amerika’s m...

Lawrence Wetsit misses the days when his people would gather by the hundreds and sing the songs that all Assiniboine children are expected to learn by age 15.

With the pandemic isolating elders and community leaders, Native Americans across the country are harnessing the power of the internet to share traditions like dancing and sheep shearing.

As the number of new COVID-19 infections and related deaths continues to surge, along with the arrival of a more contagious variant of the virus, the most vulnerable and marginalized among us will continue to suffer the most. Eight out of 10 COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. occur among adults 65 and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Indigenous communities are one of the groups at highest risk from the disease. That specific intersection of Indigenous el...