In the 21st century indigenous girls and women have begun to reclaim these as part of an ancient ritual and assertion of identity.
[8] The Navajo-inspired outfit was created by Peter Dundas, Tabitha Simmons, Gucci Westman, and 2006 Miss Navajo Nation Jocelyn Billy-Upshaw, a family friend.
[17] She and her two brothers were raised to hunt, fish, and dog mush, by their single mother, who taught them a subsistence lifestyle.
[20] Chasinghorse is a fourth-generation land protector for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of the Alaska Wilderness League.
She lobbied against oil leasing that would damage the refuge and supported HR 11-46, a bill that would permanently protect the land.