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NO BEAR - ATSINA
Born in 1841 near the mouth of Marias river. He counted a third coup when, at the age of fifteen, he first accompanied a war party. On another raid a solitary Indian was seen. The Atsina charged, and No Bear was the first to reach him. The enemy fired but missed, and No Bear then shot him, tomahawked, took his scalp, medicine bundle, and gun, and counted coup before the rest of the warriors reached the spot. On another occasion, while fighting some Cree who were in the timber, No Bear ran up to one who was pointing an arrow to him and counted first coup. Later another charged him, but he rushed to meet the Cree, who fired and missed, and No Bear then attacked him with his tomahawk, missing the first time, but burying the blade in his opponent's skull at the next stroke. No Bear tomahawked an enemy during the fight with the Bloods, and counted a second coup. He was in the battle in which twenty-one Piegan were killed, and captured a bow and a quiver. In another battle he went back and rescued an unhorsed friend. He married at the age of thirty.