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Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Natalie Benally
Monday, May 19, 2025
Native in the Spotlight: Natalie Benally
Natalie Benally (Diné) knew early on she was a performer.
Benally has channeled her determined creative spirit in any number of disciplines for the stage and screen. She has performed and taught dance after honing her craft at Fort Lewis College in Colorado.
Along the way, she has embodied enduring characters in film and television, including Natalie Bluehouse on the AMC series, Dark Winds, and was the delightful voice of Dory, in the Navajo version of Finding Nemo. She is also the driving force behind her own production company, Tse’Nato’.
Natalie Benally is the May Native in the Spotlight for Native America Calling.
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