Brandon Big Leggins Sr., 39, of Wolf Point died Jan. 16, 2023. He was born May 5, 1983, in Williston, N.D., to. Garett I Big Leggins and Margaret F Big Leggins. He grew up in Poplar, where he graduated early from Poplar High School in 2002. He attended Fort Peck Community College, majoring in building trades with a dream of starting his own business in carpentry and home construction. Although he enjoyed working with his hands in the home construction field, he took on a job working for the Fort Peck Tribes water pipeline project and was the lead man laying water pipeline throughout the reservation. He attended every training opportunity he could and passed every test on the first try, becoming one of the first certified water treatment pipeline operators on the reservation. After illness and several injuries forced him to take on less physically demanding jobs, he began working as a CHR driver for the Fort Peck Tribes. He enjoyed visiting and traveling with patients to their medical appointments. He was a descendant of Assiniboine holy man Plenty Roads. Headman Reddog, Holy man Plenty Roads, and chief Soldier Kills Spotted Horse formed the basis of one of the powerful Canoe Paddlers bands of Nakoda before final settlement on the reservation. He married Kristi on Jan. 22, 2010. Together, they have five children, Dean, Brandon Jr, Krista, Kristion and Michaela. In his life, he touched

Landrea Josilyn Youngman, “Sna Sa CiKana Wiyan” (Little Red Blanket Woman), six, died Jan. 25, 2023, in Wolf Point. She was born to Loren J. (Cheppy) GreyBear-Youngman and Leiya J. Yazzie on Aug. 23, 2016. She attended Wolf Point Southside school. She and her twin brothers were kindergartners. She loved going to school — sick or not, she was going. She recently made student of the week and was progressing in school, passing her tests. She was very smart. She was very close to her siblings. Wherever the family went, people saw how well-mannered and close they were, always holding hands. She and her twin brothers are a year apart, and her family called them the “triplets.” She used to call her big sister, Lillianna, “Mama.” Later, she would become “Lil’ Mama” to her twin brothers. She kept them in line at school and made sure they behaved. She always included them in games, made sure they knew when it was time to eat and time to go. She and her siblings have nicknames — hers was “Waka.” She loved watching Minnie Mouse, plushies and playing dress up. She loved heels because of the sound they made. She also loved getting her nails and hair done.

Edith Alberta Bigleggins, “Little Door Woman”, 81, died Feb. 2, 2023, in Frazer. She was born Dec. 24, 1941, to Robert Welch and Beatrice Brown. She met Garret Joseph Bigleggins Sr. and they were married in July 1960. She lived on the west end of Frazer, but also lived in California for 10 years, where she did many things like picking strawberries. She moved back to Frazer where she resided until her death. She worked as a senior citizen cook, at Spotted Bull as an AA counselor and at the Glasgow Air Force Base as a sewer. Her favorite things to do were playing bingo, painting her nails and spending time with her grandchildren. She

Morris Robert Olson Sr., 70, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Poplar Hospital. He was born March 9, 1952, to Raquel Young and William Goatie Sears at the Poplar Hospital. He was raised by his grandmother Jenny Lester along with his older sister Julia and two young brothers, Levi and Kenny. He attended Chilocco Indian Boarding School and played basketball for them. He also played independent basketball. He liked to throw horseshoes with his buddies and relatives. He liked to ride around and listen to ‘60s and ‘70s music. He liked to watch football, especially the Denver Broncos, and visit with whoever came over to watch with him. He liked to laugh and tease and have a good time. He married Phyllis Grey-Bear on March 12, 2004. He is survived by his sons, Myron Olson Sr., Robbie Olson, Les Ogle and Mike Olson; daughters, Judith Olson, Kelly Ann GreyBear, Cerise GreyBear and Jordan Grey-Bear; sisters, Julia Young and Jonelle White; brothers, Keith Olson Sr., Irvin Olson Sr., Lester

Austin Ray Peterson, 29, of Wolf Point died Jan. 28, 2023 at Billings Clinic in Billings. He was born on March 12, 1993, in Wolf Point. He graduated from Wolf Point High School in 2011. He was a very adventurous person and always wanted to try something new or drive somewhere new. He always wanted to learn everything he could. He had several jobs throughout his life and was able to learn new skills from all of them. He was very proud of his last employment with Tribal Enterprise as a plumber’s assistant. He told his mother, “What I do is nasty and dirty, but when you help someone with their plumbing you should see their faces, so thankful. You got their problem fixed. That makes my day, Mom.” He was always on the go. Fishing, hunting, pretending to go fishing … he just had to be doing something outdoors and enjoying life. He loved music and he loved his family. He was known to have a good sense of humor and had a great smile that everyone loved. He was a very charismatic individual. He had plenty of girlfriends and vehicles, but he finally settled with Josie White and had two daughters. Mallie Mae Rose Peterson was born on Jan. 8, 2017, and Skylnn Rannae Peterson was born on May 20, 2018. He and Josie separated later and he met Kristen Bighorn. He and Kristen married in July 2022 at Bridge Park. He had two step-children, Arora Big