Indian National Finals Rodeo stops in Lethbridge

For the first time, Lethbridge will play host to some of the best Indigenous Rodeo athletes in North America this weekend.

The Indian National Finals Rodeo will stop by the Rocky Mountain Turf Club on Friday and Saturday for qualifiers ahead of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in October.

Known as the Sikohkotoki INFR Reconciliation Qualifier Rodeo, almost 600 entries have been admitted in various events such as the morning slack competitions that include roping, rough stock and tie down; and the evening rodeo and Indian Relay Races each day.

This will be the first time Lethbridge will host an I-N-F-R qualifying event in its 46-year history. The city is also talking about hosting the event next year.

Landon Hickok

Landon is a recent graduate of the Radio and Television program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton. He previously obtained a diploma for Christian Ministries at Home Church Bible College in Red Deer, Alberta. For years since, he worked on church media with Home Church and later with City Life church in Leduc, Alberta, working on event live-streams and video productions. At NAIT, he was part of the student-run NAIT NewsWatch news program. He led topics ranging from school athletics to local news and international headlines such as the October 7 attack in Israel in 2023. Outside of news, he spent internships in Edmonton sports with the Oilers of the NHL and the Stingers of the CEBL. Now in Lethbridge, he’s here to produce stories to help inform all and to honour Jesus Christ with his work.

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