Nate left us to be with the lord on October 26,2020 at the Advanced Care Hospital in Billings, MT. He was born on May 25, 1962 at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson, MT to Nathaniel “Cowboy” and Iris (Red Bear) Long Hair. He attended school in Brockton and Culbertson and graduated from Culbertson in May 1980. After high school he attended the Billings Vo-Tech College and received his accounting degree.
In 1980, he married Deborah (McDaniel) Long Hair in Fort Kipp, MT, after their daughter Nathelle was born. They moved to Billings, MT while he attended school. In 1982 they moved back home to Fort Kipp and then to Poplar. Their family expanded with Michael, Maureen, Vincent, & Jennifer, before they separated. He then later met Jacqueline Follette and had Stephanie & Natron but separated years later.
He was employed by A&S Industries, Poplar Schools, Fort Peck Tribal Courts, and the Assiniboine & Sioux Rural Water. He enjoyed working for the school because he liked the youth.
Nate loved sports, especially basketball, softball, & baseball. He earned the nickname “Nate The Great” by Donette White Bear from his softball days. He would always tell his kids the memories of his sports playing days. He loved to attend and support his children and grandchildren’s sporting events. You would always know when he was there, you could hear him yelling or laughing. He loved to tease people and he would always make friends since he wasn’t shy and would talk to anyone. He enjoyed coaching basketball and would put teams into tournaments, every chance he got, especially the Poplar Youth Tournament. He had a very large basketball family and was proud of all of his players.
He is survived by his children: Nathelle (Jason) Frederick, Michael (Nancy) Long Hair, Maureen (Bruce) Nordwick, Vincent Long Hair, Jennifer Shields, Stephanie (Aaron) Murdock, and Natron (Faithy) Long Hair; Indian custom daughters: Sophia Stiles and Traci Sadler; Sisters: Alice Long Hair and Lynnette Long Hair; Indian custom brothers: Troy Shepard, Tuffy First, Willie Black Dog, & Dennis Four Bear; Grandchildren: Mia (Jesse) Frederick, Jase (Alyssa) Frederick, Kaiden, Mika, Rikki, & Pauline Long Hair, Morgen, Braelyn, & Greyson Nordwick, Bentley & Bailey Shields, Katara Long Hair, Aaliyah Longtree, Sonny Boy & Keira Iris Fast Horse, Stacie Smith Four Star, and two more on the way; Nephews: Derrick Long Hair, Darren (DreAn) Long Hair, Darwin (Larissa) Longtree, Brennan BetsHisMedicine, Dominique Buckles, Cory Stump, Hayden Long Hair, Nashon, Wesley, & Nat Lee Bighorn; Nieces: Clarice Longtree, Thea (Russell) McCloud, Ashten (Blaine) Youpee, Ellyn Plainbull, Madison Big Horn, Agnes, Raquel, Kendra, Rayness BetsHisMedicine, Samantha Stump, Sarelle Escarcega & Ona Vee Windchief; Grandmother: Loretta Bear Cub, Aunts: Kristie (Elmer) DeCoteau, Della Thomas, Lydia & Ceya Long Hair, Arletta Blackdog, Patricia Ryerson, Dani Red Bull & Family, Shannon Loans Arrow & Family; Uncles: Rev. Enright (Cindi) Big Horn & Family, Maynard Blackdog, Archie Bear Cub & Family, and Duane Green & Family; Cousins: Thelma Blount & Family, Verna (Patrick) Shilow, Cory (Tim) Lingle, Jeremiah DeCoteau, Joaquin & Zebe Andrews, Vernon “Tuffy” First, Debbie (Myron) Uses Arrow, John Turning Heart, Leslie Long Hair, Jage Keeler, Allison (Loren) Big Horn, Bobby Blackdog Family, William (Mary) Blackdog & Family, Ladonna & Lavonne Blackdog & Families, Robert Jr, Duane (Valerie) Blackdog, Cynthia (Leonard) Follette, Lenny, Matthew, Francis, Harlan, & Terry (Melissa) Rattling Thunder, & Arnon Blackdog. Relatives from the Dakota First Nations White Cap Reserve, Chief Darcy Bear, Willis Royal, Loren Bear, Lois Bear, Iona Starr, Vivian Anderson, and many more relatives that he kept in touch with through
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He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Vernon Johnson Long Hair, nephew Brandon Long Hair, maternal grandparents Thomas & Kate (Foote) Red Bear, Alice Foote (who helped raise him), Mabel (Jake) Big Horn, paternal grandparents Johnson & Ursula (Blackdog) Long Hair, Indian custom mother: Pearl Four Bear; grandparents: Vincent Blackdog, James Blackdog, Matthew (Delma) Blackdog, & Rozelda (Frank) Loans Arrow; Uncles & Aunts: Robert Blackdog, Corrine Turning Heart, Velma (George) Broken Leg, Lawrence (Martha) Blackdog, & Linda Rattling Thunder; cousins: Billy, Charlie, Issac Blackdog, Myron & Ivan Broken Leg, Darla (Broken Leg) Crow, Valerie Youpee, Wesley & Natalie Long Hair, & Jeff Stump.
A viewing will be held from 5 p.m. until the prayer service at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 1 at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, November 2 at the James Black Dog Center in Fort Kipp. Interment will follow at the Fort Kipp Cemetery. Due to COVID-19 guidelines we are asked to keep attendance at the services limited to 30 individuals. Masks are required for all public services. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.