Intertribal Life Newspaper -

Recently a Native American youth from Warm Springs, Oregon was named the International Miniature Saddle Bronc World Champion.

Isaiah Florenda, a sixth-grader from Warm Springs academy, enjoys several sports each year, but rodeo tops the list with his attending about 80 rodeos a year. This is not the first win for Isaiah. He's been winning buckles since he was eight years old and now has a collection of 14 champion buckles.

However, the most recent rodeo at the International Miniature Rodeo Association Finals, which involved competition from hundreds of young people around the world competing i...