Mia Lane Carpio

Mia Layne Carpio was born on August 17, 2003 in Pine Ridge, SD to Kallen Carpio and Ann Marie (Poor Bear) Chipps. Mia made her journey to the Spirit World on February 12, 2026 in Rapid City, SD.

Mia is survived by her sons, Brandon & River Carpio; mother, Ann Marie Poor Bear-Chipps; father, Kallen Carpio, Sr.; siblings, Talon Poor Bear-Big Crow, Serenity Carpio, Kyla Carpio, Lauren Waste Win Carpio, Kallen Carpio, Jr. & Family, Eric Carpio & Family, Dakota Carpio & Family, and Josyah Carpio, maternal grandparents, Phyllis Hollow Horn-Poor Bear and Franklin Poor Bear, Sr.; grandparents, Winona & Chuck Ross; aunts, April Poor Bear, Heather Poor Bear, Frankie Jo Poor Bear, Loreal Black Shawl, Karen Carpio & Family, Kim Carpio & Family, Lymona Hawk & Family, and Carol Lakota & Family; uncles, Donovan (Stephanie) Little, Eliel Poor Bear, Sr., Francis (Bernadette) Poor Bear, Franklin (Sydney) Poor Bear, Jr., Dale Hollow Horn, Jess Wounded Shield, and Ken Carpio & Family; cousins, Rain (Chance) McClain, Torianne (Baptiste) Weasel Bear, Caleb Ruffin, Dante Little, Zachariah (Echo) Poor Bear, Haiden Poor Bear, Lainey Poor Bear, Fayeanne Poor Bear, Terrylynn Poor Bear, Kaitlynn (Ezra) Catches, Marlene Catches, Jacob Catches, Devin Yellow Plume, Autumn Yellow Plume, McClain Gardner, Warlance Isis, Miranda Poor Bear, Kiauna Poor Bear, Ariel Poor Bear, Eliel Poor Bear, Jr., Shania Mallory, Cheyenne Mallory, TJ Mallory, Tristan Mallory, Damien Poor Bear, Desmond Poor Bear, Ava Poor Bear, Aja Poor Bear, Evan Reddy, and Serenity Reddy; and nieces & nephews, Jesse McClain, Ellie McClain, Ezekiel McClain, Zachariah Poor Bear, Jr., Akiyah Redstone, Eliel Catches, Harold Youngman, Ezra Zephier, Jr., Ever Zephier, Baptiste Weasel Bear, Jr., Raelynn Weasel Bear, Jr., and Cory Little;

Mia was preceded in death by her sister, Isabella Jayne Carpio; grandparents, Daniel Carpio, Maxine Lakota, Robert Lakota, Sr., Leon Leroy Lakota, Jr., and Zachary Lakota; great grandparents, Marlene Jealous of Him, Raymond Poor Bear, Oscar & Rachel Hollow Horn, Leon, Sr. & Ida Lakota; uncles, Robert "Bobby" Lakota, Jr. & Leon "Frog" Lakota III; cousin, Elyxis Ohitika Wi Gardner; and close friends, Leon Richards and Petan Milk.

Pallbearers will be Zachariah Poor Bear, Anthony "Tony" Black Elk, Dante Little, Alineus "Ace" Brings Plenty, Roby Shangreaux, Darius "DJ" Yellow Horse, Reuben Martin, Devin Yellow Plume, Lano DeCory, Robert Yellow Horse, Jr., Mitchell Hollow Horn, and Chance Frasier.

Honorary pallbearers will be Special Friend-Taylen Garnette, Tatiana Garnette & Family, Samantha Brown, Latoya Fast Horse & Family, Diane Chipps & Family, Jessie Romero & Family, Myles Marshall & Family, Donald & Elizabeth Yellow Horse & Family, Mary Bull Bear & Family, Elijah Wright & Makayla, Susie & Tim Black Elk, Chris Poor Bear & Family, Brandon Red Cloud & Family, Savannah Belt & Family, Jaden LeBeaux, Sean Casey & Family, McKenzie Casey & Family, Linda Hollow Horn & Family, Louis Whalen & Family, Darnell Scares Hawk & Family, Albert Hollow Horn, Maurice Hollow Horn, Dale Hollow Horn, Tyler Leftwich & Family, Priscilla Chipps, Dreyton Dodge, Joe Sierra & Family, Boyd Cash & Family, Cecelia Spotted Bear & Family, Teton Lakota & Family, Shavonn & Loretta Marquez, Joe Penn, Elaine & Jill Yellow Horse, Lynette Yellow Horse, Dorothy Yellow Horse, Kelsey Goings, Violet Lucero-Richards & Family, Kolby Cuny & Family, Jerrod White Face, Virginia Janis & Family, Rodiguez Family, Thunder Hawk Family, White Face Family, Little Hawk Family, Jealous of Him Family, Water Family, Hollow Horn Family, Poor Bear Family, Carpio Family, Lakota Family, Weasel Bear Family, and All Friends & Relatives.

Wake Services: Two night wake service starting at 1:00 PM, Sunday, March 1, 2026 at the Messiah Episcopal Church in Wounded Knee, SD with evening services starting at 7:00 PM each night.

Funeral Services: 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Messiah Episcopal Church in Wounded Knee, SD.

Officiating: Pastor Alex Bad Bear III

Traditional Lakota Services: Joe Sierra

Burial Services: Johnson Memorial Presbyterian Cemetery, Wounded Knee, SD

Arrangements entrusted with the Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD