The first rodeo at Ellensburg, Washington, opened in September 1923. For many years, the "Indian Village" was one of the more popular attractions at the rodeo. There, Indigenous people from many tribes camped in teepees and put on dancing and riding performances. In 1945, 100 Yakama Natives camped and performed at the rodeo and rode in its parades.

In this 1945 photo, young dancers from an unidentified tribe demonstrate fancy dancing at the rodeo. The fancy dance, also called the Oklahoma Feather Dance, was invented in the early 20th century by Gus McDonald, a member of the Ponca tribe in Oklahoma. It evolved from earlier Indigenous dance traditions and has been performed by people from many different Indigenous tribes at celebrations and competitions.

Caption information from John Ludtka, The Tradition Lives: a 75 year history of the Ellensburg Rodeo (1998 : Ellensburg, Wash.).
Caption information source: "The Native American Fancy Dance," National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, retrieved from https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/explore/the-native-american-fancy-dance/