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NAVAJO RODEO Arizona, USA 120 images Created 6 Nov 2012

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  • A young Navajo boy on his horse practicing roping Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • A Navajo cowgirl carries the American Flag as she prepares to enter the arena for the opening ceremonies of the Kayenta Rodeo, which include the national anthem and a prayer in Navajo. Competitors and spectators drive long distances across the Navajo Nation to participate in the Kayenta Rodeo. The Navajo Nation, home to approximately 175,000 people, encompasses 25,000 square miles spanning the Arizona – New Mexico border and a sliver of southeastern Utah.
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  • Competitors and spectators drive long distances across the Navajo Nation to participate in the Kayenta Rodeo. Kayenta is nestled in the foothills of Monument Valley in northern Arizona. The Navajo Nation, home to approximately 175,000 people, encompasses 25,000 square miles spanning the Arizona – New Mexico border and a sliver of southeastern Utah.
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  • The Boyd brothers, John III and Lance, practice roping with makeshift props on the family ranch in Lower Greasewood, Arizona.  The Boyd family has a strong rodeo tradition. Their father, John Jr., participates in a rodeo almost every weekend. He excels in steer wrestling, calf roping and team roping. Their 18-year-old sister, Kelly, is an avid barrel racer.
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  • Eight-month-old Marshall Stoney of Glendale, Arizona lies in a traditional cradle board and receives a bottle before his nap.  He attended the All-around Championships in Holbrook, Arizona with his mother and brother.  From spring through fall there is a rodeo somewhere on the Navajo Nation almost every weekend.  Most of the rodeos are sponsored by one of several Navajo groups.  The largest, with about 400 members, is the forty-year-old All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association.
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  • At the Dilkon Buckaroo Days Rodeo, a young bull rider wears a "You'll always remember the ride" sticker on the back of his vest. In the heart of the Navajo Nation, cowboys sport the standard uniform of rodeo riders everywhere: Western hats, blue jeans and boots. But the hundreds of spectators in the stands are a cross section of Navajo people. As the announcer narrates the action, he switches effortlessly between English and rapid Navajo.
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  • A young Navajo boy practices roping with his lasso or rope on a practice bull at sunset on the Navajo reservation in Chinle, Arizona Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • Seven year-old Lance Boyd  practices roping from the back of his rocking horse.
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  • A Navajo cowboy straddles a fence before saddling his horse during the annual Keith J. Boyd Memorial Rodeo in Lower Greaswood, Arizona. The Navajo have a long tradition of rodeo and ranching. They began herding in the seventeenth century, soon after the Spanish introduced horses, cattle and sheep into the Southwest. By the1920s, the Navajo were gathering to race horses rodeo-style, often circling the wagons to form an arena. In 1958, the All-Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association was founded by Dean Jackson.
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  • A Navajo cowboy adjusts the length of his stirrups during the annual Keith J. Boyd Memorial Rodeo in Lower Greasewood, Arizona. The Navajo have a  long tradition of rodeo and ranching. They began herding in the seventeenth century , soon after the Spanish introduced horses, cattle and sheep into the Southwest. By the 1920s, the Navajo were gathering to race horses rodeo-style, often circling the wagons to form an arena.
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  • Previous winners show off their buckles from the All-around Championships at the Holbrook fairgrounds in Arizona. From spring through fall there is a rodeo somewhere on the Navajo Nation almost every weekend.  Most of the rodeos are sponsored by one of several Navajo groups. The largest, with about 400 members, is the forty-year-old All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association.
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  • Bull riders line up in the arena as they are introduced during the Dilkon Buckaroo Days Rodeo in Arizona. Each competitor randomly draws the name of the bull that they will ride. Perhaps because it is so risky, bull riding is a favorite with audiences.  The rider must hold on for eight seconds, with added points for steering the bull on a straight course and maintaining proper posture.
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  • Navajo Children play on a practice rodeo bull on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • A young Navajo boy practices with his lasso, or rope for calf roping in the rodeo Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • Navajo Nation Weaving and sheep herders Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • Navajo Nation Weaving and sheep herders Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • Navajo Nation Indian Rodeo Navajo Rodeo in Arizona and New Mexico.
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  • Navajo Nation Indian Rodeo.  A girl on a pony ride in the dust of a windy day in Kayenta, Arizona.
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  • Navajo Nation Indian Rodeo.  A bronc rider prepares to ride with his saddle and dusty old boots and spurs. American Indian Cowboy
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  • Kayenta, Dorothy Secody (79) MR 8 and Alyxx Cooke (5 mo) MR9
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