Junw 16, 1997– May 27, 2026____________________
Wambli “Wawa” Cincala Red Bird, 28, of Bismarck, ND, passed away May 27, 2026 at Sanford Hospital, Bismarck, ND.
A funeral service was held June 4, at the CRST Bingo Hall in Eagle Butte and a celebration of life June 10, at the UTTC, Bismarck, ND.
Wambli Cincala Red Bird was born in Eagle Butte on June 16, 1997 to Ryan Red Bird and Jacqueline (Bad Warrior) Hart. He attended school in Eagle Butte; Bismarck, ND; and graduated from Coronado High School in Scottsdale, AZ in 2015.
Wawa was employed as a lifeguard, maintenance, management, sales rep, security, waiter, bartender, deli work and cashier in Eagle Butte, Bismarck, and Scottsdale.
In June 2014, Wambli and other youths started fighting against the Keystone XL Pipeline. They organized walks and protests in Eagle Butte. He resided fulltime at the camp from October to December 2016.
Wambli was one of the founding members of the International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC). On July 1, 2017, Wambli received a “Movement Makers Award” in Baltimore, MD.
Wambli is survived by his father, Ryan Red Bird; mother, Jacqueline (Donovan) Hart; sisters TaAmpetu Waste Win (Brion) Red Bird and O’Lowan Waste Win Red Bird; brother P’Tanyetuhoksila Red Bird; stepbrothers Eric (Esmeralda) Hart and Trevor (Saeko) Mallard; nephew Gabriel Ares; niece Alouisa Tyr; grandmother Doris Red Bird; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Wambli is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Thomas Red Bird; great-grandparents Charles and Mary (Elk Eagle) Red Bird, Oscar Bad Warrior, Maethel Butcher, Isaak High Elk and Ed Long Fox; maternal grandfather Gary Bad Warrior Sr.; maternal grandmother Pauline A. Eagle Chasing; aunts Rosemary Bear Eagle and Jovanna Bad Warrior; uncles Milton, Mike, and Myron Great, Chad Bad Warrior; hunka brother, Jordan Mesteth; and many other relatives.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arrangements.