During his childhood, Klee's family was forcibly displaced due to a land dispute that resulted in thousands of Navajo people losing their homes.
In his book, No Spiritual Surrender, Benally argues for Indigenous anarchy to achieve total liberation of Nahasdzáán (Mother Earth).
[3] He also created the game Burn the Fort, where each player takes the role of an Indigenous warrior fighting to stop colonization of their land.
[4] In 2014, Benally protested outside the Super Bowl against the use of Washington Football Team's name "Redskin", which some considered offensive to Native Americans.
Benally advocated fiercely against the expansion of the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort and the use of treated wastewater to make snow, arguing that it was destroying the local ecosystem.