Keyshawn Whitehorse says a prayer in his Navajo language before he rides a bull competitively. “It keeps me grounded in who I am and where I come from,” he said. Whitehorse, 27, will be competing in ...
The rodeo family spreads far and wide and the entirety of it is mourning the recent loss of bull rider Spud Jones. The 36-year-old New Mexico cowboy was the first Navajo bull rider to make the ...
Spud Jones, who ascended to new heights in rodeo when he became the first Navajo bull rider to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in 2008, providing inspiration to Indigenous bull riders in New ...
Close your eyes. What do you see when you hear “bull rider”? Chances are, it’s a man. Kristal Puente, of the Navajo tribe, is a woman helping change that perception. Puente is the focus of “Bucking on ...
TSAILE — Far from the red rocks of Sedona and the bright lights of Phoenix sits a small college in the heart of the Navajo Nation. In Tsaile, Diné College has served as a higher education institution ...
Dugi-Cortez spoke about her authentic Navajo pearls, which are made completely by hand by using two pieces of silver. “They ...