Nathaniel Grey Bear
Nathaniel Sean Grey Bear, “Mato Cinkana” (Little Bear), 29, of Brockton died Oct. 30, 2021.
He was born May 3, 1992, to Oral A. Grey Bear Jr. and Kellie J. Azure. He grew up in the surrounding areas of Wolf Point, Poplar and Brockton. He went to school in Wolf Point up to seventh grade, then moved to Brockton. He stayed with his uncle and aunt, Bar and Kae Roberts, and family.
He grew up in a pow-wow family. His dad is a singer and his mom was a champion jingle dress dancer. He was a traditional dancer. Later, he would leave the dancing circle and become a singer. Always singing … you would hear him singing pow-wow, 49, Sun Dance and ceremonial songs or a song he heard on the radio, social media, add his own comical twist of words to a song. He was always joking, teasing, hanging out and playing ball.
He was on the road, traveling to pow-wows or wherever he chose to go. He worked at various jobs in Montana and North Dakota.
He was family-oriented. He was proud of his background coming out of Chelsea … one of his best memories would be when he lived in Brockton with his Hunka family. He loved singing and it was only natural for him to be singing with his brothers, Anthony Spotted Bird, Chance Roberts, Wakinyan Roberts, Emerson, Trent and Leroy Boyd, Raymond Olson, the Badland Singers.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Kellie Jo.
He is survived by his children, Kimora, Kassidy, Kallen and Kaiden; father, Oral A. Grey Bear Jr.; sisters, Kiah and Huhlea, Marquel, Kyla, Ziktcana Roberts; brothers, Ian, Sage, Ryder, Rylan, Malachai, Kiyen; great-grandmother, Germaine Brady of New Town, N.D.; and grandmothers, Lorraine Grey Bear of Spirit Lake, N.D., Vivian Grey Bear of Copper Center, Alaska, and Judy Grey Bear of Poplar.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 13, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel. Interment was at Chelsea Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.
