Cows and Cowhands
Videos
“I’m a Black Cowboy. This is My Story. Op-Docs,” The New York Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlLNIGIbd0
“Black Cowboys: Creole Trail Rides Showcase Growing Culture,” The Christian Science Monitor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omwZUUN2tj4
“Black Cowboys Saddle Up,” CBS Morning News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR8JpSC6kJQ
“The Life of an African American Rodeo Cowgirl,” VOA News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNusMKgg9Dg
“A Mexican Pastime Takes Root in the U.S.,” NBC Latino NBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hngJF9mcqss
“Why These Mexican American Women are crossing the Border into Mexico,” Refinery29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXvMRNDrHU
“Escaramuza Charra Dancing Horses,” KrisatWow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8NS3zXUZ8k
“The Rules of Cowboy Cooking,” CBS Morning News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-At94Iqg_W4
“The Ranch Life,” National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5I2y5yJ0Rs
“The Last American Rodeos (Part 1 of 2),” VICE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYQtsP5NrVM
“Swift Current: A Native American Cowboy,” SFO Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXDVEm2EQ8
“Sonya Dodginghorse 2019 INFR Barrel Racing Champion,” Sonya Dodginghorse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-V8fgE1aiU
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