Hoodah at the Omak Stampede

As a youngster at the Omak Stampede rodeo (about 1955), I heard this story while listening to the old men in my family and their friends.

    Some city dudes came to visit the Colville Indian Reservation. They were dresses for the city and not the ranch. While touring they stopped often to comment on the goings on and were rewarded with a chorus of “Hoodahs” from the Indian hosts. They took this word to mean their comments were being well received. This continued on for the entire tour until they finally came to the cow pasture leading back to the parking lot. As they stepped carefully onto the grass, the Indians warned with a point down at the cow pies and spoke the familiar words, Hoodah, Hoodah.