Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 25, 2004-
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Spiljay Tymoo
When her horse became ill,
Liana Tom had to rely on other
people's horses while competing
at the Miss Indian Rodeo
America Contest.
Thanks to good friends in the
rodeo community and a horse
that was used to riding in the
arena, she was able to win the
horsemanship competition,
which helped her become First
Runncr-Up in the pageant at San
Jacinto, Calif., Oct. 13-14.
Tom finished second to
Martina Monroe from the Na
vajo Nation Rodeo Cowboys
Association. Tom serves as
. Monroe's alternate.
Tom, 20, originally of Warm
Springs, said she was nervous
when the final award was an
nounced because it was one of
the first times she and the con
testants would be in front of a
large crowd during the pageant.
Tom, a student at Central
Arizona College in Casa
Grande, Ariz., found out she
would have to ride a different
horse when hers, Russ, got sick
before she left for the pageant and
was diagnosed with the West Nile
Virus.
He has since recovered in
Arizona and will be taken home,
thanks to Clint Bruised Head, a
rodeo champion from Warm
Springs, but without Russ, she
had to ride someone else's horse
in the pageant's Grand Entry.
She said the congenial atmo
sphere among people involved in
Native American rodeo allowed
her to ride, in that she was lent
a horse to ride at the pageant.
"Everybody that rodeos are
good close friends,'' she said.
For the horsemanship com
petition, each contestant had to
S firaw out of a hat to determine
i the; horse that she would use.
.None of the contestants had rid
den either of the horses before.
Her horse, she said, "was re
ally calm. He was used to being
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elementary education.
"I plan on rodeoing as long
as I can, and teaching my nieces
and nephews to ride and be in
terested in (rodeo)," she said.
Tom said she is thankful to
everyone who helped her on the
way to the national pageant, in
cluding those who sent encour
aging emails and called to wish
her good luck.
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Liana Tom at the Finals Rodeo
Submitted photo
out in the arena before."
She found out later he was a
pickup horse, used to retrieve
rodeo cowboys during
roughstock events.
"I think I drew one of the
better horses," she said.
Each contestant was given a
pre-selected pattern they had to
memorize. Tom said the pattern
was kind of like a figure eight
with stops, and that the contes
tants were judged on their poise
and positioning on the horse.
For winning the competition,
Tom received a plaque, along
with a Western outfit, sterling
silver jewelry, a gift from Native
Threads, and a gift from Perrie
Whidden-Brugh, the 1997 Miss
Indian Rodeo America from the
Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Each contestant had to model
both Traditional Native Ameri
can and Western attire. They were
each asked questions during the
modeling sessions.
"In the Native dress (portion),
they asked where I came from,
how I'd describe the Confeder
ated Tribes, to tell the Creation
story, talk about our foods and
where my dress was from," she
said. "They didn't ask very many
questions."
Questions during the Western
attire portion focused on rodeo,
and they were asked about the
late Jo Arrington, the coordina-.
tor of Miss Indian Rodeo
America pageants for several
years. The pageant was desig
nated a tribute to Arrington.
She said she was also asked
how she would defend the sport
of rodeo to animal activists and
prove to them rodeo doesn't
harm animals, and explain how
she is able to prepare a horse for
rodeo.
Among the four judges were
Charlie Jackson, a past world
champion barrel racer, and Will
Sampson Jr., an actor from Los
Angeles.
Tom, 20, is in her second year
in college, where she studying
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silver necklace, Shelly
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earrings, Bonnie Langeliers;
lottery tickets, Eddie Jones;
custom made cut bead belt,
Ted Skinner, Boring, OR;
Pendleton blanket, Wynona
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Meagan S., Portland; yarn bag
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beaded earrings, Amelia
Colwash; lapbaby quilt,
Leona Ike; furry blanket,
Girlie; eagle medallion, Adrian
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Isaac George; couch pillows,
Emhoolah; horse tote bag, B.
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beaded earrings, C. Frances,
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