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The Native Race Driver

June 5, 2008

By Sunnie Redhouse and Jordan Dresser | Edited by Breanna Roy

SAN DIEGO—Meet A.J. Russell, a Native American race driver.
Russell attended the Indian Gaming '08 trade show, where he showed off his race car — and told his story.

"My dreams are being answered every single day," he said.

Sunnie Redhouse, Navajo, graduated from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and Jordan Dresser, Northern Arapaho, graduated from the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Video editor Breanna Roy, Blackfeet, is studying broadcast journalism at the University of Montana in Missoula.

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