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“One of the reasons why I’m trying to push to run professionally [is] to not only represent the Native people, but to teach the younger generation that we can do it, and that we can get out to the big world and show we are Navajo and that we are still here.” – Brandon Dugi, a member of the Navajo Nation and HOKA fan

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