Over the course of a week, we tailed several of the Association's best and up-and-coming riders from across New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. We take a peek into these teens incredible lives—from training for, traveling to and from, and competing in rodeos to hanging on the rez, dealing with fam, and just trying to make ends meet in some of the most impoverished parts of the country.
See the rest at VBS.TV Bares, Broncs, and Bulls in The Navajo Nation
Part 1:
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/we-are-all-workers--3/bares-broncs-and-bulls-part-1-of-2--2
Part 2:
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/we-are-all-workers--3/bares-broncs-and-bulls-part-2-of-2--2
As it's received more and more mainstream exposure over the years, bull and bronc riding has become a big-buck industry, but at the level these young Navajo compete in the winnings are low, the press is scarce, and the risks of just getting in the saddle every day are terrifying.
The documentary is part of the series Americana. Investigative journalism home-cooking, VBS.TV's Americana takes a look into the secret nooks and crannies of this great land, and serves you the apple pie of America's best stories. This documentary is collaboration with Vice and Levi's to mark the launch of the Levi's Workwear by Pendleton collection.
