Dene Skateboards signs first sponsored skater, with plans to endorse many more

By Kody Ferron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer Yellowknife’s newest skateboard company, Dene Skateboards, just signed its first sponsored skater. As of July 17, Forrest Doctor, a Yellowknives Dene First Nation member from Ndilo who created Dene Skateboards in November 2025, has signed Tre Stonechild, a Cree man based in Regina, as his first official rider. “It just feels so good that I’m doing this, what I’ve always wanted,” Doctor said of the endorsement deal. “I feel really good about it, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what other talent I can set out there, and …