indigenousaction

Klee Benally (Dine’) currently lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, he has been a media activist for more than 10 years, producing short documentaries and offering strategic consultations and planning for Indigenous media campaigns.
He currently is project coordinator of Indigenous Action Media (www.indigenousaction.org) and volunteers with Protect the Peaks (www.truesnow.org) efforts and Taala Hooghan Infoshop (www.taalahooghan.org).

In 2004, Klee helped start Outta Your Backpack Media (www.oybm.org), an Indigenous youth empowerment project that focuses on media literacy and media justice for Indigenous communities.

He has also been an entertainer with Native American Music Award winning rock group Blackfire (www.blackfire.net) & the internationally acclaimed traditional dance group, The Jones Benally Family , with which he has performed Dine’ traditional dances all of his life.
Klee directed and edited “The Snowbowl Effect”, a feature documentary which has been screened both nationally and internationally and is currently used in teaching curriculum at Northern Arizona University.

Klee also does graphic design, web design, audio, & video production.
Design Portfolio:
www.design.indigenousaction.org

Programs I have proficient skills with:
Adobe Photoshop CS5.1
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects CS5.5
Final Cut Pro 7 (Incl. all apps in Studio 3)
Final Cut Pro X
Motion 5
Digital Performer 8.0

Music, filmmaking, activism

www.indigenousaction.org - Independent Indigenous Media

www.etsy.com/shop/Benally
Check out my jewelry and other items for sale on Etsy!

www.oybm.org - Indigenous Youth Empowerment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2F85d7iGX8