Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Indigenously Positive, we visited Los Altos Skate Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico to learn how Native skaters are using their love for skating to enrich their mental wellness and nurture their communities. Indigenously Positive is a collaborative series from NMPBS and nonprofit newsroom New Mexico In Depth telling joyful stories from Native communities around our state.
Read more about how skateboarding supports wellness at https://nmindepth.com.
Credits:
Host / Producer: Bella Davis (Yurok)
Director / Producer: Benjamin C Yazza (Diné)
Music:
Cast of Characters - Grocery Store Blues GT0ZBRPYILK2MLMU
Tony Sopiano - Dock It Like It’s Yacht GI1BYRQ4HB9DZLIO
Hawksilver - Voyage CPWQF8AH2YVSDYG2
Guests:
Todd Harder (Creek), event organizer
Jadyn Harrison (Diné)
Shawn Harrison (Diné)
Cody Dutton (Comanche and Navajo)
Kristean Velasquez (Ute)
Rose Archie (Tsq’escném’c), co-founder of nonprofit Nations Skate Youth
Tony Alva
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In this episode of Indigenously Positive, we visited Los Altos Skate Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico to learn how Native skaters are using their love for skating to enrich their mental wellness and nurture their communities. Indigenously Positive is a collaborative series from NMPBS and nonprofit newsroom New Mexico In Depth telling joyful stories from Native communities around our state.
Read more about how skateboarding supports wellness at https://nmindepth.com.
Credits:
Host / Producer: Bella Davis (Yurok)
Director / Producer: Benjamin C Yazza (Diné)
Music:
Cast of Characters - Grocery Store Blues GT0ZBRPYILK2MLMU
Tony Sopiano - Dock It Like It’s Yacht GI1BYRQ4HB9DZLIO
Hawksilver - Voyage CPWQF8AH2YVSDYG2
Guests:
Todd Harder (Creek), event organizer
Jadyn Harrison (Diné)
Shawn Harrison (Diné)
Cody Dutton (Comanche and Navajo)
Kristean Velasquez (Ute)
Rose Archie (Tsq’escném’c), co-founder of nonprofit Nations Skate Youth
Tony Alva
--
This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support NMPBS: bit.ly/nmpbs-donate
Subscribe to the New Mexico in Focus channel for more clips: youtube.com/@nminfocus
Enjoy full episodes of your favorite NMPBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: portal.knme.org
Follow New Mexico in Focus
Instagram: instagram.com/nm_in_focus
Facebook: facebook.com/NewMexicoPBS
X: https://x.com/NMinFocus
