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Echoing the harrowing imagery of a Ku Klux Klan onslaught, a chilling episode unfolded on Sunday, January 21, showcasing the brutal reality of Brazil’s rural hinterland. In Bahia, two Indigenous people were thrown to the ground and surrounded by ranchers. One, a man wearing a traditional headdress; the other, a woman brandishing a maraca. The […]
The Diné filmmaker, musician, and activist whose work centered land rights, Indigenous liberation, and climate justice died in December at the age of 48.
Klee Benally, a Diné artist and activist, dedicated his life to the sacred and profane, leaving behind a powerful legacy of resistance and advocacy.
A celebration of life for Klee Benally will be held Saturday, January 6, at 2 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff.
Diné activist and musician Klee Benally walked on on the morning of December 31, 2023. Benally advocated for the cleanup of abandoned mines, where uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation over decades to support U.S. nuclear activities during the Cold War. Benally grew up being taught traditional Navajo culture by his father, Jones Benally, a well-known, hataałii (medicine man).