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 ...

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 ...

21-year-old Navajo bull rider Kristal Puente takes on the challenge of hosting her own rodeo show. Kristal Puente is carrying on her family’s rodeo legacy on the Navajo Nation. Hosting her second bull ...

Navajo Nation reported that Jones grew up in a one-stoplight town on the Navajo reservation called Tohatchi (N.M.). Bull riding took him all over the country before he ended up under the bright lights ...

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 ...

For many siblings, it's the older brother that paves the way for the younger brother. But for Marvin Begay, 30, it was his younger brother Craig, 26, who inspired his passion for bull riding. "I swear ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Wade Tuni drew a bull by the name of “One Chance” one night in January in Rapid City, S.D. The pair shot out of ...

I was born into my Diné culture first and foremost, but I was also born a cowgirl. I grew up on a “rez ranch” in Northern Navajo Nation surrounded by cattle and horses, and I come from a long line of ...

It’s been a busy year for the sports department at the Navajo Times. We’ve covered everything from the local sports scene to ...

The bull always wins the ride. It’s quite difficult to stay atop the bucking mammal, so in the sport of bull riding, all the judges ask is for participants to remain on the animal for at least eight ...