Navajo Man & Lakota Bae

12/19/2023

Navajo TikTok is just rowdy 😂 Yadillah 🤦🏽‍♂️
But still watching 👀

12/17/2023

Quick hello LIVE 👋🏾

12/16/2023

Nightly Dinner @ Chili’s 🌶️

12/15/2023

We will be in Window Rock today selling at the Sports Center. We’ll be late, but we will be there. 🚗🌬️

12/12/2023

Here’s our address if you want to send us something: 📫
PO Box 354
Porcupine, SD 57772

12/11/2023

Almost Quit’n Time ⏰

12/11/2023

Chapter Houses 😂

12/11/2023

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DIVISION DUB.

12/11/2023

Anyone know which one is Navajo Taco & which is a Lakota Taco ? 🔥🔥🔥🔥

12/10/2023

Follow these 2 navajo couple from Kansas City, also has a Navajo business. Navajo Sage Creations LLC

12/10/2023

Flashback: back when “Navajo Man” aka “Minute Man” worked in Amarillo, Texas. Downtown next to MidNight Rodeo isss 😂 IYKYK 💯

12/09/2023

Congratulations to our nephew Isaac Bear Eagle! He was selected to play Quarterback in the 2023 Indigenous Bowl! He plays for the Thoreau Hawks!

12/08/2023

12/07/2023

It’s a rare opportunity to see my boys playing nicely together and actually be loving to one another?? We’re enjoying this nice day outside 😎

(Don't mind their bushy heads, it's a miracle they let me dress them.)

12/05/2023

Does Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe have any winter powwows??? We’d like to make an appearance sometimes 😄💯👍🏽👍🏽

12/05/2023

We FULLY support our sister in the North, Lauren Good Day, Artist Designer much success! We wish to watch you grow and support her business any way we can ✨💯👍🏽

✨Good Day, A Reintroduction.
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My traditional name is Stakunè, Good Day Woman. Also known as Lauren Good Day, Native American artist & designer. I’m an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation (MHA) of the Ft. Berthold Reservation of North Dakota on my mother’s side. On my late father’s side I am Blackfeet from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and a registered band member of the Sweetgrass Cree First Nation of Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Being raised within my MHA Community and steeped within the traditions of my people has greatly shaped my worldview and unique perspective as an artist and designer. Creating has always been a monumental part of my life since childhood. Learning from the women and family around me to bead, sew and create our cultural arts and garments for our powwows and doings. As a young woman I respectfully sought out teachers and knowledge of traditional arts such as quillwork, parfleche, traditional food preparation and am actively learning MHA basketry. Descending from a historical ledger artist, Bloody Knife, I continue on a family tradition of storytelling through ledger drawing. As a woman artist I share my perspective of womanhood, motherhood and my lived experience. Taking my knowledge of traditional garment making and intricate meaningful details of our arts, I create ready to wear clothing to share the beauty of who we are and empower the wearer and Native arts appreciator. I wish to share the beauty of my world and shine positive light on our culture, people and communities.
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In recent times, I’ve gained many new collectors, friends and arts supporters. I wanted to take the time to reintroduce myself and say thank you for taking interest in my art, life and dream. Thank you for coming along on my journey. ❤️
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You can read more about my work, career and shop my collections on LAURENGOODDAY.com
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📸: Thank you for this stunning imagery!
Earrings by

12/04/2023

Today is our baby boys birthday 👶🏽👶🏽🎂🎂 Nataanii & Nałanii. December 4, 2020. Baby A (Nataanii) born at 09:32am & Baby B (Nałanii) born at 09:33am. It’s been a roller coaster with them, but we love them both equally & proud to call them ours ❤️❤️ takes so much energy to keep up with them everyday LOL I can feel myself getting old but they definitely keep me in shape 😅 I love my boys so much. Happy birthday and many more to come shi yazhi. You both will continue to be blessed and bring joy to each other and also make it a bit easier for us LOL 😂 🎂🎂

12/03/2023

One of the many comments we get after lives on Facebook 😅 gawdddd people are just all mad for no reason 🤦🏽‍♂️ smh. Look at more on the last recent live we did this evening 👀

12/03/2023

Train hopping at “Story Book Island” in Rapid City, SD. Christmas festivities all month with your favorite Native Family ❤️❤️❤️❤️

12/02/2023

Twindians Pre Birthday Party 🎂👶🏽🎂👶🏽

11/30/2023

“Toxic Masculinity Stew” isssss 🥣 😂🤣😅
Smh!

Navajo Times
Thursday, November 30, 2023

‘Turmoil happening’: Work environment at president’s office not healthy Part I
Krista Allen
By Krista Allen | Nov 30, 2023 | News |

WINDOW ROCK – The president’s office is heavily contaminated with a toxic masculinity stew, according to several Buu Nygren appointees who have had short service tenures of their respective offices.

The former appointees described how some of the administration’s women staffers experience violence and abuse – from sexual assault to sexual harassment – and are now dealing with serious physical and emotional effects.

The former appointees suggest that the president’s and his staff’s travel habits across the country are excessive. According to them, the president and his staff are flying more hours than a rookie on a beer run and Nygren is focusing too much on urban issues at the expense of his duties to the Navajo Nation.

Numerous purchase requisitions – signed by Patrick Sandoval, the president’s chief of staff – obtained by the Navajo Times reveal that Nygren and his staff spent thousands of dollars on items purchased online and outside the Nation. Several requisitions show items were bought on Amazon and shipped to Alray Nelson’s house in Gallup. Nelson is Nygren’s personal assistant.

The former appointees revealed how Nygren’s bungled presidential transition and his choice for some shambolic team members – a few from the Joe Shirley Jr. Administration – set the template for his administration.

The former appointees also revealed Nygren’s staff turnover as the administration has been marked by a series of exits.

‘Yideeską́ądi Ntsáhákees’
It was a cold Jan. 10 when the Nygren and Richelle Montoya became the youngest president and vice president, rising higher in the Navajo Nation’s leadership than any woman before her, respectively.

Nygren, a young Red Mesa, Ariz. man who grew up in a 10-foot travel trailer with no electricity and running water, had won. His supporters say he won because he “outcampaigned” his opponents, ran a nearly flawless campaign, and proved to be a cool kid with a doctorate degree who could be the successful leader of change the Nation needs.

In the end, Nygren’s message to Diné voters allowed him to turn his vulnerabilities into assets and outmaneuver Jonathan Nez.

Melinda Arviso-Ciocco, a former executive staff assistant in the president’s office, said she was excited for the new administration with the promise of hope and “yideeską́ądi ntsáhákees.”

“My name was good,” Arviso-Ciocco said. Working for the president and his chief of staff, she says, has ruined her reputation and defamed her character.

“It’s been very difficult,” said Arviso-Ciocco, who was terminated from her position in September after the president’s inner circle members charged over $20,000 on her Wells Fargo P-card (a WellsOne Commercial Card) ending in 2259-5805, a Visa expiring in February 2026.

Read the full story in the Nov. 30 edition of the Navajo Times.

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11/30/2023

South Dakota will be able to see the Northern Lights Thursday night. 🌌

Heads up - literally! If you're a fan of the Northern Lights, you'll have a chance to see them Thursday night! Skies should be fairly clear, which should give us a pretty good chance at seeing them all across the Badger state, especially from sunset to around midnight.

11/29/2023

Navajo Man & Lakota Bae with the Twindians went out on a Black Hills adventure and rode one of the most oldest and historic trains in America. The 1880 Train in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Vlog coming soon. 🎥🎬✨

To learn more about the 1880 Train, click on the link below:

https://www.1880train.com/history.html

11/29/2023

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11/26/2023

Smash OR Pass | Native edition 🤣😂💯 Sierra Johnson What Would Kitty Do

This was too funny. We all had a great time. Please let us know if you are interested in having an "Auntie Talk" sit down, we think it would be enjoyable for...

11/25/2023

I couldn't do it without the people who always have my back, my family, friends and sponsors. Time flies, so always make sure you're doing something you love. YETI

11/25/2023

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11/25/2023

Black Friday Deals are on! Shop Navajo Man & Lakota Bae’s merchandise store 🛒 search all varieties of shirts, pants, sweats, iPhone cases, aprons, cups, etc. Much love and appreciation for your support ❤️💯👍🏽
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11/25/2023

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•12 month daily planner (Jan-Dec) •Planner tabs will be included, YAY! Small steps. •weekly, note, contact pages included. •Clear covers, and black backings.