Daniel W. Vandever: Yá'át'ééh shi k'é dóó shi Dine'é. Daniel Vandever yinishyé. Irish nishłį, Kinyaa'áanii báshíshchíín, Irish dashicheii, Táchii'nii dashinalí. Akot'éego Dine'é nishłį.

Hello, my name is Daniel Vandever. The Vandever name actually stems from when the Navajos went on the long walk. In 1864, we were removed from our homelands by the US Calvary and a lot of Navajos at the time had the names in Navajo, and the Calvary couldn't pronounce the names. So, what they did was they named bands of Navajo by the name of the Commander who was overseeing them. And the Commander, who was overseeing my ancestors, last name was Vandever, from the Dutch Calvary Men. And so, it's kind of a name with a lot of mixed history, but over the years I think we've slowly took ownership of it in our own way. It's pronounced Vandever through my family, which is a little different from Vandever. But my grandfather, his name is Joe Vandever Sr. He was a Navajo code talker during World War II and I think when people hear that name, that's what they've ... associating the name with is him. So, I take pride in it, but it does have a complex history.