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Let'er Buck: Photographs from the 2008 Pendleton Roundup

Each September thousands of rodeo fans descend on the small city of Pendleton, Oregon for the Roundup. Since 1910, the roundup has served as "a frontier exhibition of picturesque pastimes, Indian and military spectacles, cowboy racing and bronco busting for the championship of the Northwest." The rodeo itself is the main draw, but there is much more to see. Native Americans from the Confederated Tribes of the nearby Umatilla Indian Reservation live on the grounds in teepees in a tribal village. There are pow-wows, dancing, beauty contests, and parades. As interesting as the actual rodeo is, I found the contestants, the tribal members, and the crowds to be particularly attractive. This is a small selection of images from my day in Pendleton.
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Preparing for the rodeo.
Preparing for the rodeo.		 Contestants and officials conversing before the rodeo.
Contestants and officials conversing before the rodeo.		 Spectator at the rodeo.
Spectator at the rodeo.		 Hanging out before the rodeo.
Hanging out before the rodeo.
Conversation before the rodeo.
Conversation before the rodeo.		 Bull riders talking before the rodeo.
Bull riders talking before the rodeo.		 Catching a bite between events.
Catching a bite between events.		 Under the grandstand.
Under the grandstand.
Grandfather and grandson with a friend (left).
Grandfather and grandson with a friend (left).		 Grandfather with grandson and a friend before the rodeo.
Grandfather with grandson and a friend before the rodeo.		 Two men sitting near the horse pens.
Two men sitting near the horse pens.		 Catching some sunshine atop the grandstand.
Catching some sunshine atop the grandstand.
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