Growing up on a Navajo reservation in rural Arizona, Derrick Begay
always dreamt of making it as a professional cowboy. But the idea of
someone from his tribe hitting the big time seemed out of reach—though
folks, including his own father, had tried to do it, no Navajo had ever
managed to.
After years of hard work, Begay finally succeeded, becoming one of the
first Navajo cowboys to qualify for the national finals—and he’s gone on
to compete there six more times.
A Yeti Presents film in partnership with VICE Sports.
https://youtu.be/XxondYDhi5M
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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