The #Diné, their #sheep & a tale of #survival.

Nikyle Begay is a #shepherd, a #weaver, & a member of the Diné tribe. (Diné is the name for the tribe commonly referred to as #Navajo.) While it might be easy to see these as three separate identities, for Nikyle they are inseparable and each aspect informs the other, especially as Nikyle has chosen to raise #NavajoChurroSheep, a breed intrinsically tied to the history of the Diné people in more ways than just a name.

https://handwovenmagazine.com/the-dine-their-sheep-and-a-tale-of-survival/

The Diné, Their Sheep, and a Tale of Survival

Nikyle Begay, a shepherd with a flock of Navajo-Churro, is also a weaver and a member of the Diné tribe.

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#DarkWinds is returning to #AMC on #February 15th. #Diné

#ICE Terrorizing #Navajo, #Yaqui and #Shawnee in #Arizona and #Oklahoma

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews , Jan. 16, 2026

"ICE is terrorizing #NativeAmericans. A Navajo on his way to work in the #Phoenix Valley was grabbed by ICE on Monday. A #PascuaYaqui tribal member grabbed near #TohonoOodham's San Xavier District, bordering Tucson, reveals how federal agents are terrorizing U.S. citizens and migrants in detention. In Oklahoma, Absentee Shawnee are now being harassed and detained by ICE agents.

"Peter Yazzie, #Dine', was on his way to work in Peoria, in the Phoenix Valley, at 4 a.m., on Monday, when ICE grabbed him, ignoring his tribal ID and the fact that he is a U.S. citizen, reports Arlyssa D. Becenti, at the Arizona Republic.

"Peter Yazzie told ICE agents where they could locate his Certificate of Indian Blood, birth certificate and other documents proving that he was both a #USCitizen and #NativeAmerican. It made no difference. They aggressively placed him in the back of their vehicle and drove away early the morning of Monday, Jan. 12.'

"Yazzie was unaware that ICE was expanding operations throughout Phoenix and surrounding cities. Parked at a QT gas station between Peoria and Sun City near his job site, his morning began as usual, waking at 4 a.m. for his 5 a.m. shift."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/01/ice-terrorizing-navajo-yaqui-and.html

#USPol #ICESucks #ICEOut #KrustiNoem #DepartmentOfHomelandTerrorism #NativeAmericansAreAmericans

ICE Terrorizing Navajo, Yaqui and Shawnee in Arizona and Oklahoma

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💞🐑💞 BRIEF PLEA + NAVAJO WORLD 💞🐑💞

Resending bc got lost in the holiday shuffle. Merry Christmas & Happy Solstice, everyone! Also late due to an intense but worthy medical procedure (wound debridement, ouch).

Your help is especially appreciated this holiday season. 🙏🙏 Contribute here, or another option is Zelle. Read on for tales of the Navajo. In deepest gratitude ~ Karen

#Diné #Healthcare #Law #Knitting @Knitting #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #SurfFeeds

https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople

💞🐑💞 BRIEF PLEA + NAVAJO WORLD 💞🐑💞

Resending bc got lost in the holiday shuffle. Merry Christmas & Happy Solstice, everyone! Also late due to an intense but worthy medical procedure (wound debridement, ouch).

Your help is especially appreciated this holiday season. 🙏🙏 Contribute here, or another option is Zelle. Read on for tales of the Navajo. In deepest gratitude ~ Karen

#Diné #Healthcare #Law #Knitting @Knitting #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #SurfFeeds

https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople

💞🐑💞 BRIEF PLEA + NAVAJO WORLD 💞🐑💞

Resending bc got lost in the holiday shuffle. Merry Christmas & Happy Solstice, everyone! Also late due to an intense but worthy medical procedure (wound debridement, ouch).

Your help is especially appreciated this holiday season. 🙏🙏 Contribute here, or another option is Zelle. Read on for tales of the Navajo. In deepest gratitude ~ Karen

#Diné #Healthcare #Law #Knitting @Knitting #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #SurfFeeds

https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople

🐑⚓️🐑 NAVAJO SHEEP - THE CHURRO 🐑⚓️🐑

"In the 1930s, massive herds were slaughtered without permission... (R)educed from over two million to less than 450 sheep by the 1970s. It's a financial and cultural wound from which the #Navajo people are still recovering. Now, conservation efforts have revived the Navajo Churro."

#Diné #Healthcare #Law #Knitting @Knitting #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds

STORY: https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople

VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10f_vDmyhusRN4aGHgcFPcgZ3QGT9widO/view?usp=drivesdk

🐑⚓️🐑 VIDEO 🐑⚓️🐑

"In the 1930s, these massive herds were slaughtered without permission... Herds were reduced from over two million to less than 450 sheep by the 1970s. It's a financial and cultural wound from which the #Navajo people are still recovering. Now, conservation efforts have revived the Navajo Churro

#Diné #Healthcare #Law #Knitting @Knitting #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds

STORY: https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople

VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10f_vDmyhusRN4aGHgcFPcgZ3QGT9widO/view?usp=drivesdk

🐑⚓️🐑 NAVAJO CHURRO SHEEP 🐑⚓️🐑

"Across high seas in wooden galleons, each introduced a genetically distinct breed with origins in various regions of Old Spain. Together, these four distinct breed lines merged to become the renowned Navajo Churro of the southwest."

#DisabilityMatters #Navajo #Diné #GoFundMe #Healthcare #Law #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds

https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople

🏫🏫🏫 Navajo Boarding Schools, some notes.

"When it was time to eat, all the kids (Navajo plus other tribes) had to form a single long line. Each child was identified not by their name, but by a number. Manny was number 59. When called, it meant she was to step forward to take her meal tray..."

#DisabilityMatters #Navajo #Diné #GoFundMe #Healthcare #Law

https://mailchi.mp/42f80f9b813f/yaateehpeople