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A first for the Navajo Nation that breaks barriers in sports. The first Indigenous skateboard competition for women and girls was held, breaking barriers in many ways.

In Mid-July, four middle-school girls and three skateboard mentors traveled to Woodward West skate camp in California, one of the best skateboard camps in the country.

The Diné Skate Garden Project hosted the official opening celebration April 10 for the Two Grey Hills Skatepark, an inclusive public skatepark and community space that was conceived by Diné-owned sustainable artwear brand 4KINSHIP and built with support from members of the community.

The Diné Skate Garden Project, located in the Two Grey Hills Chapter of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, will host its soft opening Oct. 28 of a public skate park and community garden for Diné youth, their families, and the community to gather, reflect and play.