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Roy Kady & the camp in the news

Master Diné weaver Roy Kady and the Kady Youth Sheep Camp have been featured in national and regional press over more than fifteen years — from public radio to Arizona Highways to Jamie Oliver's kitchen.

NEWS & FEATURES
HyperallergicJune 2024
Weaver Roy Kady Is a Shepherd First

A profile on how shepherding and weaving are one interconnected practice — and how Roy passes both to the next generation.

Portrait of Roy Kady in turquoise and a feathered cap, holding a weaving loom before a desert mesa
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS — THE KADY FAMILY SERIES

Three features by Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi, Roy's niece, 2021–2023.

Arizona HighwaysApril 2022
Shimá's Legacy

Mary Kady Clah and the weaving tradition she passed down through generations — including her son Roy.

A Diné weaver holds weaving tools before a red-rock mesa
Arizona HighwaysMarch 2023
According to Custom

Roy revives a 50-year-old tradition of trailing the flock across the mountains, reconnecting culture, land, and care.

A herder stands watch over churro sheep grazing under a wide blue high-desert sky
TELEVISION & COOKBOOK
Jamie Oliver2009COOKBOOK
Jamie's America

Roy's churro lamb anchors the Arizona chapter of Oliver's American cookbook.

Cover of the cookbook Jamie's America
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Santa Fe New Mexican · PasatiempoDecember 2024
A Fashionable Collaboration

Former apprentice Zefren-M (Ephraim Anderson) collaborates with Ralph Lauren's Double RL on a capsule collection blending Diné weaving, sewing, and silversmithing — with proceeds supporting Indigenous youth in the arts.

Zefren-M's Double RL x Ralph Lauren capsule collection
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