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