Native American Designer Dewayne Dale Jr. Is Taking Back the Moccasin After Years of Cultural Appropriation Nikara Johns For Native American footwear designer Dewayne Dale Jr., creating a shoe that fully represented himself and his indigenous culture didn’t happen on the first try. Because after years of being a fixture on a mood board, Dale Jr. — who is from Shiprock, N.M., of the Red Running Into Water born for Water’s Edge Navajo clans — concluded that footwear mega players weren’t looking to actually showcase the authentic Native American experience. This was until he met Rocky Parrish, CEO and founder at Rockdeep.