PeopleSpotlight: Indigenous Influencer Alana Yazzie
Alana Yazzie has been busy since she was inducted into PHOENIX magazine’s Great 48 class of 2020.
Alana Yazzie has been busy since she was inducted into PHOENIX magazine’s Great 48 class of 2020.
Blogger and 2020 PHOENIX magazine Great 48 honoree Alana Yazzie, aka The Fancy Navajo, “wanted to create Native fashion that was cute, girly and colorful and reflected The Fancy Navajo brand.” Longtime followers weren’t surprised when she debuted her Turquoise & Coffee T-shirt, dedicated to her two obsessions. “I also wanted to create a shirt that incorporated Diné and English,” Yazzie says. Since she’s not fluent in Diné, she often combines words from the Navajo...
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