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Sisters Are Brewin’ It For Themselves
Cowgirls and Native American women are expanding the culture and taste of the West with their own takes on cider, beer, spirits, and wine. The days of sidling up to the bar for a whiskey with your...
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Leading Ladies Of The Silver Screen
We all know the heroes by name, but how about the heroines? C&I presents the women of westerns. There is no disputing that westerns have always been a male-dominated genre, especially in the era...
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Durango Gives Back For Day Of the Cowgirl With $30,000 Scholarship
Durango is uplifting the cowgirls of the future with their National Day of the Cowgirl scholarship opportunity for young women pursuing a career in the Western industry. On September 15, 2022,...
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Jumping Into The Unknown With Emmie Sperandeo
Vagabond cowgirl and videographer Emmie Sperandeo is pursuing her dream of soaking in the Western lifestyle. At this point, jumping into the unknown is second nature for cowgirl, rancher, and...
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Live From Santa Monica With Alyssa London
Indigenous journalist, content creator, and activist Alyssa London gives us the details behind her recent MSNBC documentary The Culture Is: Indigenous Women. Cowboys & Indians: In your recent MSNBC...
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See Dignity Of Earth And Sky in South Dakota
Dale Claude Lamphere’s tribute to Native peoples also celebrates the beauty of the Great Plains. She stands with her back to the wind and her face to the morning sun, and the diamonds in the star quilt...
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Looking Back And Saddling Up: Remembering Indian National Finals Rodeo 2022
Before the big NFR doings in December, Las Vegas hosts the all-Native INFR, and these champions don't disappoint. In 1976 a small group of rodeo representatives gathered to formalize and unite several...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Stocking Stuffers With Adrian Brannan
Author and musician Adrian Brannan gathers items perfect to stuff into any stocking. When Adrian Brannan isn't busy topping the Billboard chart with her music or writing affirming cowgirl literature,...
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Lighting The Teepees At The Jackson Hole Intertribal Gathering
The first-ever Jackson Intertribal Gathering celebrated the theme of “The Wisdom of Tribal Unity.” As the sun went down on a golden October day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, over 200 local residents...
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First Nations Designer Stephanie Crowchild’s Triumphant Show At New York...
C&I gets backstage and behind the scenes with Stephanie Crowchild to talk NY Fashion Week, her popular Pendleton coats, and what Barbie’s got to do with it. C&I: Stephanie, it's wonderful to...
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The Dazzling Work Of Bennett Fine Jewelry
When her love of horses took shape in gold and diamond jewelry, Lesley Rand Bennett's business was off and running. Lesley Rand Bennett has been making jewelry all of her adult life. She started as an...
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Making The Cut And Riding To The Top With Adan Banuelos
Cutting champ Adan Banuelos talks about his sport, his equine teammates, and winning the American Performance Horseman. If he didn’t have wide name recognition outside of the cutting world before, Adan...
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Horse Sense With Ty Murray, Jordan Briggs, And James Pickens Jr.
Ty Murray, Jordan Briggs, and James Pickens Jr. gush about the wonderful world of riding horses. Riding horses is more than a sport. It is an artform, a science, and, according to these equestrian...
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The C&I Q&A: Miss Rodeo America 2023 Kennadee Riggs
Kennadee Riggs talks faith, family, and “Kicking up Kindness” as Miss Rodeo America 2023. If you’re attending the National Finals Rodeo this year, you may just have the pleasure of catching a glimpse...
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The C&I Q&A: Barrel Racing Legend Lisa Lockhart
The record-breaking rodeo star talks preparing for NFR, favorite memories, and advice for young barrel racers. With more than 15 NFR qualifications under her belt, Lisa Lockhart has made barrel racing...
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Live From Santa Monica With Alyssa London
Indigenous journalist, content creator, and activist Alyssa London gives us the details behind her recent MSNBC documentary The Culture Is: Indigenous Women. Cowboys & Indians: In your recent MSNBC...
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Skiing And Rodeo Collide At Steamboat Springs’ Cowboy Downhill
This unique winter sporting event makes for one heck of a tradition in Steamboat Springs. “It all began when Billy Kidd, Steamboat’s director of skiing, and Larry Mahan, six-time all-around World...
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The Big Breakaway: The Rise Of Breakaway Roping
Behind the rise of breakaway roping, American rodeo’s hottest event bringing hardworking, tough-as-nails cowgirls into championship arenas. She backs her bay gelding into the corner of the roping box....
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Resistol Rookie Of The Year Tristin Parker Remembers His First NFR
Nineteen-year-old bull-riding sensation Tristin Parker shares his journey from his family farm to the National Finals Rodeo. The rodeo prodigy from Winnie, Texas, has secured his place in rodeo history...
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Horse Of Dreams: Honoring The American Quarter Horse
American Quarter Horses continue to win people over with their willing minds, mighty hearts, and great beauty. If there’s one thing all American Quarter Horses have in common, it’s a willing spirit....
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