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Ayuta Najin Ktewin
(Killed the Enemy That Stood Looking /
Susan Goodtrack)

1871-1938 

    Ayuta Najin Ktewin was a small girl when she came to Canada with her parents, Kangi Tamaheca (Lean Crow) and Anpetu Wastewin (Good Day Woman) in 1877.
    She accompanied her family to northern Saskatchewan in 1881 and lived with them at Dundurn and Batoche until 1885 when they returned to the camp at Moose Jaw.   While at Moose Jaw she married Oye Waste ( Tom Good Track).
            Ayuta Najin Ktewin
                and Oye Waste		     He was one of the headmen who negotiated with the government for a reserve at Wood Mountain.
In 1911 Ayuta Najin Ktewin and Oye Wastewin moved to Wood Mountain. Like the other Lakota they lived off the land, hunting, gathering and gardening. They always kept a few horses for work and transportation.
    Each year they took part in the Indian parade and the pow-wow at the Wood Mountain Stampede. Oye Waste is remembered for his distinctive costume.
Ayuta Najin Ktewin and Oye Waste are buried at the Wood Mountain First Nations Reserve.


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