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DoomsdaysCWFrom <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KleeBenally</a> was an Indigenous activist, author, musician, and environmentalist from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NavajoNation</a>.Early life"Benally was born in Black Mesa, Arizona to Jones and Berta Benally. He was from the Tódích’íi’nii and Wandering People clans. His father, Jones, was a traditional Diné and his mother, Berta is of Russian-Polish Jewish descent. Klee grew up with the traditions of his father. During his childhood, Klee's family was forcibly displaced due to a land dispute that resulted in thousands of Navajo people losing their homes. Benally spent most of his life in Flagstaff, Arizona.Activism<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiColonialism</a>"Klee used his works to advocate for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiColonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiColonial</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousResistance</a>. In his book, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoSpiritualSurrender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoSpiritualSurrender</a>, Benally argues for#IndigenousAnarchy to achieve total liberation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nahasdz%C3%A1%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nahasdzáán</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MotherEarth</a>). He also created the game <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnTheFort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BurnTheFort</a>, where each player takes the role of an Indigenous warrior fighting to stop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colonization</a> of their land."In 2014, Benally protested outside the Super Bowl against the use of Washington Football Team's name "Redskin", which some considered offensive to Native Americans. The name was changed in 2022.Environmentalism"Benally advocated fiercely against the expansion of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArizonaSnowbowlSkiResort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArizonaSnowbowlSkiResort</a> and the use of treated wastewater to make snow, arguing that it was destroying the local ecosystem. He also protested against pumice and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UraniumMining</a> and transport in the area, advocating the clean up of mines from the Cold War Era. Klee typically framed the struggle for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> rights in the context of religious freedom for Indigenous peoples, stating that:"'This is a struggle for cultural survival — the struggle to protect sacred spaces.'Music"In 1989, when Benally was 14 years old he founded the punk rock band Blackfire with his siblings, Jeneda and Clayson. The band mixed traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoChants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NavajoChants</a> and music with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSongs</a> about the oppression of Indigenous people. Benally was the band's guitarist. The band's first EP called# Blackfire was released in 1994 and produced by CJ Ramone. In 2002, the band released its first album, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OneNationUnder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OneNationUnder</a>.Personal life"Klee was married to Princess Benally. Klee died at the age of 48, on December 30th, 2023 in a hospital in Phoenix. He is survived by his siblings, wife, and parents."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klee_Benally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klee_Benally</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestInPowerKleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RestInPowerKleeBenally</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RIPKleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIPKleeBenally</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HaulNo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HaulNo</a>

DoomsdaysCWThe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiouxsieAndTheBanshees</a>' song <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitiesInDust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CitiesInDust</a> is one of my favorite songs of all time. Listen to this powerful rendition by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KleeBenally</a>! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdUZK-4e_0U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdUZK-4e_0U</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestInPowerKleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RestInPowerKleeBenally</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RIPKleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIPKleeBenally</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnTheFort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BurnTheFort</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnYourVillageToTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BurnYourVillageToTheGround</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanActivists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanMusicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanMusicians</a>

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