Profile and biography of
Shelli A. Yellowbird B. Mgt.
Rodeo Administrator, Canadian Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association
YB Consulting and Promotions
Shelli is the current Rodeo Administrator for CIRCA (Canadian Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association) and together with husband Marvin, a former INFR World Champion Calf Roper, operate and administer the CIFR rodeo offices from their home. Through their company, YB Consulting and Promotions, CIFR (Canadian Indian Finals Rodeo) is produced and promoted.
Shelli has done a tremendous amount of work promoting the Canadian Indian Rodeo Regions, cowboys and cowgirls locally, provincially and nationally. Working with the INFR since 1998 she has assisted with the Grand entry, Pre-shows and coordinated Canada Night and the tribute to the Canadian Founding fathers of Indian Rodeo.
As a former cowgirl, Shelli began to rodeo in the Hobbema Rodeo Circuit, C.P.R.A. (Canadian Pro Rodeo Association), C.G.R.A. (Canadian Girls Rodeo Association) and I.R.C.A. (Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association) in Barrel Racing, Team Roping, Calf Roping, Goat Tying, Breakaway and Undecorating. Her personal rodeo highlights were competing in the North American Cowgirls Super Challenge against top North American cowgirls (W.P.R.A. vs. C.G.R.A.) with Canada winning the coveted title; qualifying for the Canadian Girls Rodeo Association year-end finals in Barrel Racing, Breakaway, Goat Tying and Calf Roping; and competing @ Edmonton Northlands Super Rodeo. Shelli was a founding member of the Hobbema Girls Rodeo Association who traveled and competed in the Canadian Girls Rodeo Association throughout the summer months.
Shelli's personal role model was her late dad, Cecil Currie Sr. who was a founding father of Canadian Indian Rodeo and a Sport Hall of Fame inductee. He instilled the same drive and vision in rodeo promotions, marketing and communications that she possesses.
Shelli left the world of competitive rodeo to concentrate on her family and school. Today, she has a Marketing degree in Business Management and is currently the Marketing consultant for her tribe, Samson Cree Nation of Hobbema, Alberta Canada. Son Kacey and daughter Lacey Lane both attend College and University in Calgary, while younger son Kirby was tragically killed by a train last summer. Husband Marvin is a Tribal leader, Chairman of the nation’s Finance, Education, Peace Hills Trust, Oil and Gas and is the President of C.I.R.C.A. After taking one year off, he plans to compete once again in 2003.
In addition to marketing, Shelli also promotes nation prodigies to excel and compete in the fields of music, modeling, dance, art, singing, fashion design and sports. She also finds the time to coach and manage the North American Indigenous Games Team Alberta Jr. Ladies volleyball team who won the coveted gold medal for North America in Winnipeg, Manitoba this past summer. A singer herself, Shelli has sung at the INFR, CIFR, and World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education, Hilo, Hawaii, weddings, funerals and special events. A Christian, she believes in the power of prayer and relies on its influence and healing and chooses gospel music to relax too.
Her goal is to ensure that Canadian Indian cowgirls and cowboys receive the best promotions that they deserve. She is heading to the NFR this December by invitation from Las Vegas Events to discuss her proposal to honor the North American Native cowboys and cowgirls.
Ms. Sammy Thurman
C.R. Begay
Margaret Crawler-Rider
Jackie Blackwater-Littlebear
Cattle Ranchers S-Y Cattle Company
Warm Springs Oregon
Mary and Carrie Dan
I would like to nominate Mary and Carrie Dan, Western
Shoshone Ranchers from Crescent Valley, Nevada, for Ranchers of the
Year. These warrior women are the epitome of of a Western and
traditional culture, who fight daily to keep that lifestyle alive for
all of us! WSIRA Member - Nevada
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Rodeo Hall of Fame.
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Cowboys, Cowgirls, Ranchers, Rodeo Stock, Roping Horses, Barrel
Horses,
Rodeo Personnel, and anyone you know who has done something outstanding
to help you or anyone get going in rodeo, ranching and
riding.
Soon we hope
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now please email us at info@Indianrodeonews.com
Indian Cowboys
Lawrence Crawler
It is with great honor I submit Lawrence Crawler of Morley, Alberta for Rodeo
Hall of Fame. He has been rodeoin' for at least 40 years and still has the
ability to make it to the 2002 INFR, competing alongside his sons and their
sons. Those of you who know him share the knowledge that he is not only a
great athlete, but a super person. He is unselfish in sharing his rodeo
knowledge and won't hesitate to give you pointers, but only if you ask.
He started out around the late 50's riding bulls, then went to team roping, then
decided to specialize in calf roping. He, like most Canadians, is into ice
hockey. He has many years of that sport under his belt, and still skates!
The circuits he works are all four Canadian regions, CPRA, and at least three
Indian regions in the U.S. All of his children and grand kids are great
competitors, pursuing their events with a good spirit and sportsmanship, as
he has taught them.
Thanks much. - #1 Oregon Fan
Elmer Guy Scott Sr., Warm Springs, OR.- Known in the rodeo world as "Scottie Scott'. I nominate Scottie to the Indian Cowboy Hall of Fame. Scottie traveled in the rodeo circuit during the Turtle Cowboys Association era. (Early 1900's) Scottie was known on the rodeo circuit as musician (Playing the Guitar, Violin, Banjo, Harmonica and Piano) and a very nice, kind hearted cowboy. He said back in his day of rodeoing, he
didn't worry about getting to a rodeo... That came with heart... He said if there was a Big rodeo coming up. He would saddle his horse and go. Scottie always had a nice word of advice to all cowboys close and far.
One of his last trips to the Pendleton Round-up at the age of 96, He was honored. Scottie rode against cowboys such as "Jackson Sundown'. I asked Grandpa one day... What was Jackson Sundown like?..... gramp replied" "Old" .... He was alot older than I ! And He rode Saddle Bronc's in moccasins, he was very quiet, always kept to his self.
Grandpa passed away in September of this year 2002 at the age of 99 years. Ride in peace gramps!
From your many beloved Children, Grandchildren, and Great-Grand children-
With deepest respect,
The Scott Clan,
Jackson Sundown at the age of 53, won the Pendleton Round Up Saddle Bronc
riding championship in 1916.
Indian Rodeo News has found a article on the Nez
Perce.org web site, we would like our readers to check it out, it is
very informative about Jackson's experience as a well known
horseman.
Both gentlemen bested previously unridden horses in their bid to the
World's Title and both rode their horses to a standstill.
Other World Champion Indian Bronc Riders include Kenny McLean and
Tom Reeves
Indian Rodeo News recently interviewed Tom. Currently
Tom's web site is down and under construction. For now feel free
to read the interview we did with him and more
about his Wild Card Rodeo program.
Kenny McLean winning the Ellensburg, Washington Rodeo
on the great Bronc "Klamath Falls" in 1962!
Kenny McLean was the 1962 World Saddle Bronc Riding Champion. He also
won the saddle Bronc riding title in the Canadian Professional Rodeo
Association 5 times, the Canadian All Around Championship 4 times, and the
was the Canadian Champion steer wrestler and calf roping champion in 1972.
He qualified for the the NFR in calf roping in 1972. He qualified for the
Indian National Finals Rodeo in 1997 in the team roping event. He won his
last championship in 2001 as the World Champion Senior Pro Calf Roper.
Kenny McLean passed away on July 13, 2002 at a Senior Pro Rodeo in Taber, Alberta
Whenever the name Kenton Randle is mentioned at any rodeo, contestants as well as spectators tend to sit up and take notice. Randle, is one of professional rodeo's top bareback bronc riders, and has also captured several Indian World Titles at the Indian National Finals Rodeo. Randle, is Métis from Fort Vermilion and is currently battling a terminal illness. Our hearts go out to Kenton, family, friends, and his fans
I would like to nominate my Dad Charlie Louis of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. He is a gold card holder in the CPRA. He has helped many a young cowboy start their rodeo career, being a positive influence and patient teacher, with a stick to it attitude. He has never won big championships, or been to the national finals rodeo, but he stayed with it like the traditional cowboy, doing it for the pure love of the sport and not the accolades or money. He is what a real cowboy is and I'm proud to call him my father. He rode broncs for more than 25 years, and team roped until he had his first stroke, he still rides the range with other members of our family moving herds of cattle and cutting studs and calves and the odd dog or cat. Boyfriends don't like those stories. Now he supports my brother Leo and other nephews, nieces, other extended family members, and other young people in their pursuits of rodeo excellence.
He is not perfect or led a life without his mistakes but he is a cowboy. We love him as he is.
my Dad Charlie Louis) is the second oldest son of 15 kids 9 brothers and 6
sisters. At one time, all nine brothers were rodeo'ng
together. He is retired from rodeo, but is still involved
in other aspects, whether its helping a young man crack out his
first Bronc or bull, or making a pair of Bronc chaps, bullriding
chaps, Bronc halters, but mostly as a saddle maker, he repairs
all leather goods and makes spur straps, headstalls, breast collars, stirrups and all other equipment necessary to rodeo.
His brothers are
Mike Louis oldest cow penning) , Robert Louis team roping),
Howard Louis rancher), Frank Louis former team roper) ,
Oliver Louis(deceased)(former world champion Saddle Bronc
Rider), Cecil Louis team roper/rancher), Blane
Louis(team roper/rancher), Von Louis team roper). - still
involved in rodeo Son - Leo Louis team roper), Nephews/Nieces, -
Jay Louis( All Around Champion-Bronc Riding, Team Roping), Ben
Louis(Bronc Rider/Team Roper/Stuntman), Jackson Louis Team Roper), Bobby Louis(Team Roper/Bull Rider), Melissa
Louis Barrel Racer). At one time My grandpa Ben
Louis even tried team roping at the young age of 74 or 76 have
to check the age.
I would like to submit Mr. Larry Condon, from Omak
Washington.
Larry is world wide known as a Champion Indian Bull Rider.
Us rodeo fans up here in Keller Washington feel that Larry
should be a member of the Indian Rodeo Hall of Fame.
Hat's off to you Larry your fans up here in Colville Country.
Would like to
nominate C.R. Begay into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. C.R.
was a champion barrel racer in her younger days, as well as an
accomplished Team Roper and Breakaway Roper. She was the
1st ever Cowgirl to win the All-Around title at a
rodeo. That was at the Pi-Ume-Sha All-Indian Rodeo
(don't remember the year), in Warm Springs, Oregon. She won
the barrels that year, plus won the team roping and placed with
her other partner in team roping.
These
days, she dedicates her time to her son, daughter and
nephew. They all 3 rodeo, as well as participate in High
School/Jr High School sports (volleyball, basketball, wrestling,
baseball, softball, etc.).
I am nominating S-Y Cattle Company of Warm Springs, Oregon. This company is
owned and operated by Sammie Squiemphen-O'Reilly, and Priscilla
Squiemphen-Yazzie, Tom O'Reilly and Edison Yazzie.
They have been riding and roping since they were knee-high to a grasshopper. They are well known
throughout WSIRA and other regions. Sammie and Priscilla (as well as CR, Val
and Earlynne, Lawrence)) raised and broke their own horses for rodeo. Their
parents, Earl and Rita helped start the company with a couple head. Rita and
Earl owned the 10- (Ten Bar) Rodeo Company in the 1970's which provided stock
for northwest rodeos.
The company has greatly grown since 1996 due to hard
and dedicated owners. This family has many championships under their belts,
too numerous to mention (due to bashful people). They hold down full-time
jobs in addition to tending to the herd. TJ, Amanda, and Chance are starting
from scratch (children of these families). They're into rodeo already,
riding, ropin'', barrels, gymkhana. These kids aren't just in rodeo for
"rhinestone" purposes. They actually live the life of cowboys on the ranch.
Forgive me for submitting your name, S-Y, I know how bashful you are. - Ginger
I nominate The Saddle Bronc Horse- "Indian Killer" This buckin horse originally came from Oregon.... And was sold in Washington..... Actually wound up in the Flying Five String....... Any Saddle Bronc Rider from the Pacific Northwest WILL know this horse.
And also Fays Pet, A rank Bull from the Ross Avery string from Redmond Oregon, This Rodeo Co. changed owners: The Sombrero Rodeo
Contractors, Redmond/Sisters, Oregon.
These two are outstanding in my memory of Indian Rodeo in the Northwest...
They deserve a pat on the back! Stock Contractors - Flying Five, Ross Avery Rodeo Stock, Sombrero Rodeo Stock Contractors
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