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October 2, 2007

By Martina Rose Lee

Cruising on longboards or shorter skateboards is more than a mode of transportation—"a great way to get around," as one Tempe, Ariz., resident put it. It's become a way of life.

Martina Rose Lee, Navajo, is a student at Arizona State University in Tempe. She is a graduate of the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute.

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