Remote Indigenous community hosts inaugural Roebourne Rodeo

ABC NEWS (Australia)

For years one of Australia's most remote Indigenous communities has been dreaming of hosting its own rodeo. That dream turned into reality this weekend with the inaugural Roebourne Rodeo drawing thousands to the outback town.

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00:00This isn't just any rodeo, it's Roeburn's first rodeo.

00:09Event organiser Brian Tucker is a well-respected traditional owner in the Pilbara,

00:14and he has been dreaming of this day for years.

00:18I wanted to do this a long, long time ago, and this is where you get to,

00:23and if you want to have a dream and a vision, well you're following that purpose,

00:29and you want to make it come true, and that's what it was all about.

00:34The rodeo drew a crowd of thousands, many travelling far and wide to be here.

00:40But it's the Pilbara locals who are most excited.

00:44I think it's really much better, it's only like 30 minutes away.

00:48The Roeburn Rodeo is a dream come true for Asia Tito.

00:53The teenager has been riding for just three years,

00:56she's already claiming titles in barrel racing and breakaway roping,

01:00and is keen to put her new knowledge to the test after an invitational training trip to the United States,

01:07learning from some of the best rodeo competitors in the world.

01:11We did a breakaway clinic, it's where you try to rope a calf as fast as you can pretty much.

01:17We did it with Jackie Crawford, she taught us a few things.

01:20I like the competition of it, and the girls after it, they're still your friends, they're still the same,

01:25but during competition, you know, they're still very competitive, I love that.

01:30It's taken years of detailed planning and coordination to get this event off the ground.

01:35It's designed to be a drawcard to attract visitors to this picturesque part of the Pilbara,

01:40and it's hoped to be the first Roeburn Rodeo of many.

01:44It's about putting back into the community and making people to know there's a way you can do things

01:50and help each other, especially a town like Roeburn.

01:54And a big deal of fun.

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