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Why give?
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Urban Native Representation
As a Chicago-based Diné/Santo Domingo artist, Michael R.L. Begay represents the underrepresented Urban Native voice in both fashion and fine art spaces.
Funding helps uplift narratives that are often silenced or invisibilized in mainstream media.
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Preservation of Rare Indigenous Knowledge
Quillwork is endangered — fewer than 1% of Native artists still practice it.
Porcupine quillwork is one of the oldest known Indigenous art forms in North America, and fewer than 1% of native artists practice & carry the full knowledge of this technique today.
Supporting this work directly invests in cultural survival and keeps intergenerational knowledge alive.
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Youth Outreach and Mentorship
Donations support workshops and hands-on teachings for Native youth in both urban and reservation communities.
By sharing traditional art in modern contexts, Windy City Navajo inspires the next generation to embrace identity through craft and creativity.
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Cultural Ambassadorship
Windy City Navajo travels across powwows, art fairs, and galleries, representing Indigenous excellence on regional, national, and international stages.
Support covers travel, booth fees, lodging, and materials that enable this crucial outreach.
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Multimedia Storytelling
Through the filmmaking arm (RED Camera certified), Windy City Navajo produces short films, dance visuals, and cultural archives, offering immersive storytelling beyond the runway.
Your support powers cameras, editing, and visual sovereignty.
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Indigenous Luxury = Cultural Sovereignty
Luxury has long excluded Native made aesthetics. Windy City Navajo challenges that by creating premium, heirloom-level pieces rooted in tribal values.
Supporting Indigenous luxury means elevating Native aesthetics on our terms.
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Preservation of Rare Indigenous Knowledge
Quillwork is one of the oldest surviving Indigenous art forms on Turtle Island, predating beadwork, contact, and colonization. Once widely practiced among Plains, Great Lakes, and Woodland nations, this intricate technique is now considered endangered. Very few artists still carry the full skillset required: gathering, dyeing, softening, and stitching porcupine quills by hand.
Windy City Navajo is committed to keeping this ancestral art alive — not as a museum artifact, but as a living, wearable tradition. Each piece is made using a ceremonial process and cultural intent, preserving not only the skill but the story behind it. Your support sustains a sacred lineage that might otherwise be lost.
By donating, you’re not just backing an artist — you’re investing in Indigenous memory, mastery, and future generations.
