Winona is a Indigenous American rodeo cowgirl who loves to show horses and compete in barrel races. She is athletic, competitive, and very proud of her culture. She loves all animals, but her favorite animal is her Australian Cattle Dog, Wigwam. They do everything together, including high-energy dance shows in which Winona plays the fiddle.

Winona volunteers at her family’s ranch where they use horses for occupational therapy. She pets the horses and keeps them calm while differently abled people overcome their fears and use the horses to help them build confidence. Wigwam runs around the farm chasing off any distractions that could scare the horses.

Winona and her friends want to help people through horses and music. She loves to play a catchy jig that gets people moving, and her best friend and cousin, Wyatt, plays the guitar and sings - a perfect pair!

Winona is a darkly tanned native American with jet black hair braided in two beautiful low-hanging pigtails with turquoise hair ties. She comes wearing a beautiful purple cowboy shirt with embroidered flowers, a black leather belt with a large turquoise and silver belt buckle, leather and turquoise bracelets and necklaces, and black cowboy boots with turquoise embroidery. She comes with a black and brown leather vest, a black cowboy hat with turquoise trim, a black and brown leather western purse, and a brown wooden fiddle and bow. She also has her Australian Cattle Dog, Wigwam, a black, gray, and brown.

Make a way, Winona!

                                                                                                 By Naomi Joy McMillon