Cheyenne Frontier Days Continued!

At the far end of the Frontier Days grounds was an Indian Village. As you can see in the background there were several teepees arranged in rows. These teepees were housing all of the Native American people that were there for the festival.

The lady pictured here called herself Red Feather Woman. She is shown here doing a talk about the wheel of life and was telling what it was supposed to represent. Each color on the wheel represents an element and also a color of people.
I will try to give my interpretation of what was being told. The White part of the wheel represented Air and the White race of people. The red part of the wheel represented the Indian people or the red man and they were the keepers of the earth. The black part of the wheel represented the black race and they were the keepers of the fire. The yellow part of the wheel represented the Asian race and they were the keepers of the water. I think I have that right, if I find out I messed it up I will come back and edit this post.

Here was another bronc buster who came real close to the camera pit and actually jumped over it and onto the track, rider still in the saddle. Pretty cool sight to see.

Well, this was a fantastic rodeo which is why they call it "The Daddy of Em All". It is a great festival that last for over one week. There are rodeo events every day, concerts every night and lots to see and do. It is however, pretty expensive. For instance the parking is $15 per day unless you are able to find a place further away to park and walk in. Concessions were as they are getting to be everywhere, very costly. Sodas and lemonade were as much as $5 each, and a small box of popcorn was $2.50. So it doesnt take long to blow a bunch of money. It is however, a great time and if you like rodeos it is one that should not be missed.

Next post will have pics on the drive back to Deadwood from Cheyenne. Till then, adios.