#BigMountainResistance

DoomsdaysCWI knew Klee's grandmother, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RobertaBlackgoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RobertaBlackgoat</a> -- and supported her with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualAid</a> and telling her side of the story in the early days of the web. Rest in Power, Klee! 💔 :anarchoheart2: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KleeBenally</a> 'Carry On'By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrendaNorrell</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CensoredNews</a>, April 9, 2024 "Klee, discussing resource extraction, and how the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoTribalCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NavajoTribalCouncil</a> was created to sign <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oil</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gas</a> leases, quotes our friend, the gentle, soft-spoken farmer from Shiprock, who received his doctorate degree before passing, Larry Emerson."'There is no point in trying to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decolonize</a> the Navajo government -- it was not right for us from the start. Its structure and process is a replica of the American system, and the American system appears to be edging toward the possibility of failure like the great <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RomanEmpire</a>.'"Writing on these monsters, oil and gas extraction, and coal mining, Klee quotes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LouiseBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LouiseBenally</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigMountain</a>, his aunt, whose family spent their lives resisting coal mining, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForcedRelocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForcedRelocation</a>, and the machinery of the tribal government. "Louise said, 'The natural laws and the Indigenous Peoples were already here in a good relationship before the coming of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colonial</a> society who draws laws and boundaries. However, we <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousPeoples</a> will always have ties with these lands, we will continue to live that way with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> and we will carry on.'"Klee shares the words of his grandmother, Roberta Blackgoat, who never gave up the fight. 'The Coal they strip mine is the Earth's liver." Although many have passed, and too many have died from broken hearts, there are those who live on, carry on. "Klee writes, 'The remaining resisters to forced relocation have outlived the monster that was consuming our lands, stealing our water, and polluting our lungs.' "Before passing, Klee described the monsters, the rage against the machine, and the ways of restoring balance and harmony. Klee Benally's book, 'No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in the Defense of the Sacred,' can be ordered at: <a href="https://detritusbooks.com/products/no-spiritual-surrender-indigenous-anarchy-in-defense-of-the-sacred" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://detritusbooks.com/products/no-spiritual-surrender-indigenous-anarchy-in-defense-of-the-sacred</a> at April 09, 2024<a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/04/klee-benally-carry-on.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/04/klee-benally-carry-on.html</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeabodyCoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeabodyCoal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigMountainResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigMountainResistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandBack</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBackNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandBackNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousPeoples</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dineh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dineh</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoUraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoUraniumMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DefendTheSacred</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CulturalGenocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Colonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RageAgainstTheMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RageAgainstTheMachine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousAnarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousAnarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EarthDefenders</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a>

DoomsdaysCWThis hits home for me. I worked with Klee's family and provided <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualAid</a> when I was reporting on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigMountainResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigMountainResistance</a> years ago. My heart goes out to the Benally family and all those whose lives he touched. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestInPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RestInPower</a> Klee. Link to fundraisers via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousAction</a> at the end of the post.Warrior <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KleeBenally</a> Never Surrendered: A Life of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RevolutionaryLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RevolutionaryLove</a>, Resounding '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegainYourPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegainYourPower</a>by Brenda Norrell, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CensoredNews</a>, January 2, 2024"Our hearts are broken by the sudden passing of our friend Klee Benally. Reflecting on Klee's life, we remember the words of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CheGuevara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CheGuevara</a> that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love."Klee never surrendered, he never surrendered to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a>, the media, or the forces of conformity that sought to change who he was. "Ultimately, Klee taught us to regain our power, regardless of the road that led us to the present. "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LouiseBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LouiseBenally</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dine</a>' of Big Mountain, said, 'Klee was our spokesman and leader. His departure only means we have to rise and carry on the work for justice for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> and humanity. I will miss him Greatly and Honor him highly.'"His roots come from Big Mountain, grandson of the late <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RobertaBlackgoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RobertaBlackgoat</a>."'He was an honorable young leader, well respected and moved with a lot of compassion. My nephew brother and my leader. A truly beautiful and amazing person who really lived up to his beliefs, and was not driven by money but by needs and concern, a real warrior."'He was our shining Star, he will continue to shine on us from the other side."'He always honored me, I will miss that,' Louise said."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MichelleCook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MichelleCook</a>, Dine', said, "We are deeply saddened and shocked by the news of the passing of our beloved warrior Klee Benally. We ask for prayers for his family during this time. For decades Klee led an uncompromising position, for the liberation of our peoples and lands developing and synthesizing an embodied praxis of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a>-based political, economic, and social resistance against all forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerColonialism</a> that degrades people and the planet. "Klee was our North Star guiding with his heart and mind. While some may not have shared his positions, no one can question his dedication, determination, and sheer drive to protect his people despite the risks and danger."He risked his life through forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilDisobedience</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DirectAction</a> to protect our Dook’o’oosłiid, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HolyMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HolyMountain</a>, from development to maintain our ceremonial practices and way of life."Klee taught us all to be brave to fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genocide</a>, the co-optation of our movements by the non-profit <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndustrialComplex</a>. To be steadfast in what is right and wrong. To honor our ancient law and the sacred teachings of our ancestors and Grandmothers. His departure leaves a void in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DinehNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DinehNation</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndianCountry</a>," Michelle said."Now with his absence from this material plane, we have no choice but to pick up his work, pick up the slack, carry on, and continue our journey as Dineh in a beautiful way. "Klee's development and articulations of Indigenous peoples and archaism remain relevant for social movements within and outside of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TurtleIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TurtleIsland</a>. "He will forever remain in our hearts and minds as a guiding light and a growling voice, screaming freedom, for our earth and peoples. We love you Klee."Rest now our sacred warrior. Your work is done. We are so proud of the legacy you cultivated and left for this world. Journey well our sweet warrior until we meet again in the great Star Camp beyond," Michelle said."Klee passed to the Spirit World on Sunday, after being hospitalized."We send our sincere condolences to his family, his wife Princess, family Jones, Berta, Jeneda and Clayson, and all those who knew and loved him."From locking down in U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BorderPatrol</a> headquarters in Tucson, to chaining himself to equipment in defense of Sacred San Francisco Peaks, to battling the auctioneers of the sacred ceremonial items in Paris, and leading the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HaulNo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HaulNo</a> movement to protect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrandCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrandCanyon</a> region from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UraniumMining</a>, to feeding the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unsheltered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unsheltered</a> in Flagstaff, and standing strong for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a>, Klee's powerful actions remain a moving force to resound, and rivet us all, to struggle for a world without compromise."Klee recognized that the non-profit industry was designed to water down the resistance and turn the sacred movements into an ATM machine for a select few."Fly high, my sweet friend."<a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01/warrior-klee-benally-never-surrendered.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/01/warrior-klee-benally-never-surrendered.html</a><a href="https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dineh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dineh</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousActivist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanActivist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousAnarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousAnarchist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateWarrior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateWarrior</a>

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