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Dawson Walking Bear was a Federation Starfleet officer, of Comanche descent, on active duty in at least the 23rd century.

He was born in the late 2240s and, as an ensign. was a helmsman on USS Enterprise towards the end of James T. Kirk's first five-year mission as her commanding officer. (TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth")

However, in The Federation Files: "Walking Bear, Running Wolf" -- set in 2270 -- he is said to have just turned 33 years old, which would make his birth year 2237.
In at least one fan continuity, Walking Bear was the night-watch (i.e., gamma-shift) helmsman as early as 2267. (Orion Press: "The Night Watch")

Walking Bear was a scholar of Earth history, particularly those of the indigenous peoples of North America and South America. During a mission in 2270, he recognized an entity purporting to be Kukulkan, an ancient snake deity of the Mayan people.

Later in the five-year mission, Walking Bear was seen wearing an operations-division uniform. (Star Trek: Phase II: "Going Boldly", "Mind-Sifter (Phase II episode)"; The Federation Files: "Walking Bear, Running Wolf")

After Enterprise's refit in the early 2270s, Walking Bear also served at the helm, though also taught at Starfleet Academy around this time. (Orion Press: Klingons!). When Gretchen Jaeger took the Kobayashi Maru test, he was the helmsman in the simulator. (Orion Press: The Dianasian Gift)

Walking Bear had evidently moved up the ranks quickly, as he was a lieutenant commander in 2277, when Jaeger's flashback took place.

From 2275 to 2283, he transferred to USS Reliant as helmsman under Captain Clark Terrell. (Orion Press: "The Blue Rose")

Walking Bear was executive officer of USS Shenandoah for about a decade, then was posted to command of the Al-Rashid in 2294. (Orion Press: Liberation From Hell, The Dianasian Gift, "Return to Xantharus", Chekov's Enterprise)

In 2293, Walking Bear was one of many Enterprise officers who attended the funeral for James Kirk. (TOS novel: Crucible trilogy: The Fire and the Rose)

Personal life[]

Walking Bear dated M'Ress when both were assigned to the Enterprise. ("Walking Bear, Running Wolf")

Family[]

Both of Walking Bear's parents had died by the time he was assigned to the Enterprise. His mother was a Starfleet science officer who served aboard a scoutship. On an expedition, hers was the only one of seven vessels that did not return. ("Walking Bear, Running Wolf")

Officers of the starships Enterprise
CO XO CMO SCI ENG TAC SEC HELM NAV COMM
NCC-1701:
USS Enterprise Command Insignia
USS Enterprise Command Pin
Starfleet Flag Officer Pin
April
Pike
Kirk
Decker
Spock
Pike | Chin-Riley | Spock | Decker | Sulu April
Boyce
M'Benga
Piper
McCoy
Chapel
Lucero
Spock
Chekov
Kyle
Sonak
Decker
Saavik
Louvier
Hemmer
Pelia
Scott
DeSalle
Cleary
Noonien-Singh
Sulu
Chekov
Noonien-Singh
Giotto
Freeman
Chekov
Chin-Riley
Mann
Ortegas
G. Mitchell
H. Sulu
Leslie
Hadley
Kyle
DePaul
Hansen
Spinelli
Walking Bear
Tyler | Amin
J. Mitchell
Kelso
Alden | Bailey
Farrell | Hadley | Riley
Stiles | Latimer | DeSalle
Osborne | Painter
Chekov | Leslie | Haines
Arex | Ilia | DiFalco
Saavik
Garison
Nicola
Christina
Shankar
Alden
Uhura
Farrell
Hadley
Palmer
Martine
M'Ress
NX-01 | NX-01 (mirror) | NCC-1701 | NCC-1701 (alt) | NCC-1701 (mirror) | NCC-1701-A | NCC-1701-B | NCC-1701-C | NCC-1701-D | NCC-1701-E | NCC-1701-F | NCC-1701-G

Background[]

Walking Bear was voiced by James Doohan in TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth". He was portrayed by Wayne W. Johnson in "Going Boldly", "Mind-Sifter", "The Holiest Thing", and "Walking Bear, Running Wolf".

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