sheepherder

Example Sentences

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She pointed out that last year the western U.S. sheepherders banded together to sue their employers, saying they were artificially suppressing wages.

From Los Angeles Times

Goatherders and sheepherders have always followed the same set of labor rules last year.

From Seattle Times

We repacked our gear and followed large bear tracks up the trail into Deadman Canyon, named for Alfred Moniere, a sheepherder whose long-ago burial is marked by a carved wooden sign.

From New York Times

While sheepherders and cattlemen battle over their right to graze their stock on land that can't sustain them, Indigenous children have been forced into government boarding schools designed to strip them of their culture.

From Salon

To become permanent residents, sheepherders must be sponsored by their employers, which Mr. Mendoza and other sheepherders say that ranchers are not inclined to do.

From New York Times