In 2015, a rookie racer became the first indigenous driver ever in the NASCAR Cup series.

A few months later though, he was arrested in the largest police operation in Canadian history.

Now he's fighting his case in court and it may change the future of Native rights.

It's not only my fight, it's the whole nation's fight.

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He's the co-host on Speak For Yourself with Marcelo Swiley, who also writes books.

His is already a bestseller. It hasn't been released yet, but I know because he told me how many he sold to what's guaranteed to be a bestseller.

His name is Emmanuel Acho, three NFL seasons. Brother played his well.

He was a first team all big 12 linebacker at Texas.

The book is uncomfortable conversations with a black man, a manual Acho.

And so I watched your conversations with Roger Goudal and Matthew McConaughey.

We were saying something during the break.

It's, I think John Lewis, the late John Lewis said this.

It's a great line.

And I've thought about this before.

In life, it's not what you say.

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