Woolly Rider Competition
Navajo National Fair 2012
5 Year Old Navajo Boy Riding Sheep
September 13, 2012 by
Miss Navajo Sheep Butchering Contest
September 7, 2012 by
Hazel Yazza Frybread Pavilion
(Navajo Nation Fairgrounds)
Contestant #1
Charlene Goodluck
Shiprock Chapter
Contestant #2
Seri Maryboy
Red Mesa Chapter
Contestant #3
Krystal Parkhurst
St. Michaels Chapter
Contestant #4
Leandra Thomas
Steamboat Chapter
Contestant #5
Verrica Livingston
Twin Lakes Chapter
Contestant #6
Brittany Hunt
Shonto Chapter
Contestant #7
Wallitta Begay
Oljato Chapter
Navajo sheepherder and Child in Canyon De Chelly, AZ
June 4, 2012 by
Navajo man and child at White House Ruins in Canyon de Chelly. A herd of sheep in the background.
Publisher Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico
Date Original ca. 1920-1940
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Navajo sheepherder with Navajo-Churro sheep about 1920
May 10, 2012 by
The Navajo-Churro, or Churro for short, was the very first breed of domesticated sheep in the New World and dates back to the 16th century where it was used to feed and clothe the armies of the conquistadors and Spanish settlers.
Navajo sheepherder with Churro sheep
Although secondary to the Merino, the Churra (later corrupted to “Churro” by American frontiersmen) was prized by the Spanish for its remarkable hardiness, adaptability and fecundity.
