AZ Dilkon - Micheaux-Michael Deron Begaii (30) and Damien Loren Niedo (42), 25 March 2022

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Micheaux-Michael Deron Begaii – The Charley Project

Begaii was last seen on March 25, 2022. He left his residence in Dilkon, Arizona at about 10:00 p.m. and later was seen with friends, including Damien Niedo, another Navajo man from Dilkon, in Teesto, Arizona.

Both Niedo and Begaii disappeared that night. There was a report of a shooting incident at the residence the following morning, and the case is still under investigation.

Three days before Niedo and Begaii disappeared, a Hopi woman, Keisha Kootswatewa (32), also disappeared from Teesto. Due to the timing, there is speculation that the cases may be related. All three remain unsolved.

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Damien Loren Niedo Sr. – The Charley Project

Navajo police ask for public's help in locating two missing men

The Navajo Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating two missing persons from Dilkon. Authorities say the two men, Micheaux Begaii and Damien Loren Niedo were last seen in Teesto on March 25, 2022.

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The Navajo Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating two missing persons from Dilkon.

Authorities say the two men, Micheaux Begaii and Damien Loren Niedo were last seen in Teesto on March 25, 2022. They were reported missing March 28.

Authorities describe both men as Native American; Niedo is 42-years-old, 5’5’’ tall, 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.

Begaii is 30-years-old, 5’11’ tall, 165 pounds with brown eyes, black hair. He was last seen wearing black shorts and a black hooded jacket with a “Dragon Ball Z” logo on the front.

Anyone with information on either man’s whereabouts or wellbeing should contact the Navajo Police Department Dilkon District at 928-657-8075, or dial 911.

Missing Person / NamUs #MP116327

View NamUs missing person case MP116327 for Micheaux-Michael Deron Begaii missing from Teesto, Arizona. Date of last contact: Mar 25, 2022. NCMEC case number: --.

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Micheaux left his home (Dilkon, AZ) around 10pm Friday night March 25, 2022. The following morning there was a shooting incident in Teesto, Arizona where Micheaux was last seen with his friends. This case still under investigation.

 

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Micheaux-Michael Deron Begaii – The Charley Project

Last updated December 20, 2024; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance​

Begaii was last seen on March 25, 2022. He left his residence in Dilkon, Arizona at about 10:00 p.m. and later was seen with friends, including Damien Niedo, another Navajo man from Dilkon, in Teesto, Arizona. Both Niedo and Begaii disappeared that night. There was a report of a shooting incident at the residence the following morning, and the case is still under investigation.

Three days before Niedo and Begaii disappeared, a Hopi woman, Keisha Kootswatewa, also disappeared from Teesto. Kootswatewa's cousin talked to witnesses who said there had been a house party, Begaii and Niedo had been shot and killed, and Kootswatewa was taken alive at gunpoint. This information has not been confirmed, however, and none of them have been located.

 

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“There’s one saying I heard and it has always stuck with me,” she told the audience. “When an Indigenous woman goes missing, she goes missing twice. First, her body vanishes. Then her story.”

“I will not let this happen to Keisha. I want the community to know who Keisha is and to remember she is valued,” she said. “I have become her strongest voice, because she’s silent out there.”

Hopi woman missing since 2022 sparks family’s journey into advocacy

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