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Najinyapi (Held At Bay / Bill Ferguson)
1901-1970
Bill Ferguson was a young boy when his parents, Nupa KiIkte and Pte Sanwin moved to Wood Mountain in 1911. As a youth his father taught him how to break horses. Before long he also taught himself how to rope.
One of Bill's favorite stories was how he won the calf roping at Wood Mountain. All of the other contestants had missed their calves when they came out of the chutes. He borrowed a horse named Dixie from Willie Thomson when it came his turn to rope. Dixie was not a roping horse, but Bill took his time because he knew he would win as long as he caught the calf. The time was well over a minute, but Bill won!
As long as they had the pow-wow at Wood Mountain Bill took part in
the dances. From the elders he learned many of the traditional dances.
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