The All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association (AIRCA) (formerly ''All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association'') is a
Native American organization that promotes
Indian rodeo. It sponsors a schedule of local
rodeo
Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqu ...
s mostly in
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
, the Indian Pro Rodeo Tour, leading up to a National Finals rodeo each year in which Native American rodeo performers compete.
They cooperate closely with the Central Navajo Rodeo Association (CNRA) and the New Mexico Rodeo Association (NMRA). To compete in the Finals a performer must have competed in at least 30 rodeos during that year.
The
Indian National Finals Rodeo
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Associated with India
* of or related to India
** Indian people
** Indian diaspora
** Languages of India
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Associated with indigenous peoples o ...
(
INFR) is a competing national organization and event.
See also
*
Rodeo bareback rigging
Bronc riding, either bareback bronc or saddle bronc competition, is a rodeo event that involves a rodeo participant riding a bucking horse (sometimes called a ''bronc'' or ''bronco'') that attempts to throw or bucking, buck off the rider. Origin ...
References
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External links
All Indian Rodeo Cowboys AssociationIndian Rodeo News.ComThe
Indian Rodeo News.Com has national information online.
Rodeo organizations
Native American organizations
Sports in Arizona