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Shik’éí dóó shidine’é shí éí Daryn Lieberman yinishyé, tó'áhani nishłį́, naakai dine'é bashishchiin, bilagáana dashicheii, naakai dine'é dashinalí, akót’éego diné nishłį́, Hoozdo Hahoodzo kééhasht’į́. My family, my friends, and my people. my name is Daryn Lieberman, I am born for the near the water people, born for the spaniard people, my mathernal grandfather is of the white people, and my paternal grandmother is of the spaniard people, in this way, I am a Diné man and I reside in Arizona. I am originally from San Diego, California. I started Oceansun and Bear in 2017 after I taught myself how to bead for fun. Initially I intended to send the pairs I made to shîma (my mom) and shideezhí (my younger sister) but after posting them on Twitter they blew up and that's where my beading journey began. The name "Oceansun and Bear" comes from a nickname some friends called me "Oceansun" and my love for bears. I made the decision to donate 3% back to my community because I felt that if I was going to profit off something related to my culture it was my duty to give back to my people.
