Icon, Brand, Myth:
THE CALGARY STAMPEDE
Icon, Brand, Myth:
THE CALGARY STAMPEDE edited by Max Foran
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies series
©2008 AU Press Published by AU Press, Athabasca University 1200, 10011 – 109 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8 Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Icon, brand, myth : the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede / edited by Max Foran. Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic format. ISBN 978-1-897425-03-9 (bound) ISBN 978-1-897425-05-3 (pbk.) 1. Calgary Stampede–History. 2. Calgary Stampede–Social aspects. 3. Calgary (Alta.)–History. 4. Calgary (Alta.)–Social conditions. I. Foran, Max GV1834.56.C22C3 2008
791.8’409712338
C2008-902106-1
This book is part of the The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies series ISSN 1915-8181 (print) ISSN 1915-819X (electronic) Printed and bound in Canada by AGMV Marquis Cover and book design by Alex Chan, Studio Reface All photographs and illustrations courtesy Calgary Stampede, except for the following: Fiona Angus: p. 128; Max Foran: p. 159, 160; Glenbow Archives: p. 8: NA-628-1; p. 21: NA-81-1; p. 61: NA-446-111; p. 73: PA-1326-9; p. 89: NA-5627-33; p. 101: NA-1722-2; p. 147: NA-2864-29706; p. 274: NA-2376-1; p. 315: fig. 2; Stéphane Guevremont: all photographs on pp. 266–267; Library of Congress: p. 175: LC-USZ62-78721. This publication is licensed under a Creative Commons License, see www.creativecommons.org. The text may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided that credit is given to the original author(s). Please contact AU Press, Athabasca University at
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To my longtime friend, Doug Chapman – Max Foran
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction
viii ix
Chapter 1
The Stampede in Historical Context Max Foran
Chapter 2
Making Tradition: The Calgary Stampede, 1912–1939 Donald G. Wetherell
21
Chapter 3
The Indians and the Stampede Hugh A. Dempsey
47
Chapter 4
Calgary’s Parading Culture Before 1912 Lorry W. Felske
73
Chapter 5
Midway to Respectability: Carnivals at the Calgary Stampede Fiona Angus
111
Chapter 6
More Than Partners: The Calgary Stampede and the City of Calgary Max Foran
147
Chapter 7
Riding Broncs and Taming Contradictions: Reflections on the Uses of the Cowboy in the Calgary Stampede Tamara Palmer Seiler
175
Chapter 8
A Spurring Soul: A Tenderfoot’s Guide to the Calgary Stampede Rodeo Glen Mikkelsen
203
Chapter 9
The Half a Mile of Heaven’s Gate Aritha van Herk
235
Chapter 10 “Cowtown It Ain’t”: The Stampede and Calgary’s Public Monuments Frits Pannekoek
251
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Chapter 11 “A Wonderful Picture”: Western Art and the Calgary Stampede Brian Rusted
271
Chapter 12 The Social Constructio