Cattle ranching and agriculture is the main way of life on the eastern plains of Colorado, and much of the American West in general. The significance I find is that before cowboys and cattle took over the plains, this land was occupied by Native Americans and bison. As I explore the county roads of eastern Colorado, I find no bison. It is rare to see a non-white face. And the one's we see standing here haven't always been here, yet they're the ones who remain.