Carl Venne (July 20, 1946 – February 15, 2009), whose Crow name was Aashiise Dakatak Baacheitchish, was, until his death, the

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of the executive branch of the

Crow Nation The Crow, whose Exonym and endonym, autonym is Apsáalooke (), also spelled Absaroka, are Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana. Today, the Crow people have a federally recognized tribe, th ...

. He won a November 2002

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held after the September 2002 resignation of Chairman

Clifford Birdinground Clifford Birdinground is an American politician and member of the Crow Nation of Montana. Birdinground served as the Chairman of the Crow Nation from 2000 to 2002. Birdinground's predecessor, former Chairwoman Clara Nomee, was indicted in 1997 c ...

. Venne was sworn into office on November 12, 2002. He served until his death on February 15, 2009. Venne served on the

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and Advisory Council of the State of

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Department of Corrections. Venne died on February 15, 2009, aged 62. He had two daughters and one son. He served with the US Army during the

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