Vincent Goes Ahead Jr. is an American

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and

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 ...

tribal leader of

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. Goes Ahead served as the acting Chairman of the Crow Nation from September to November 2002 following the resignation of his predecessor, former 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 ...

, due to a

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indictment. Goes Ahead was elected

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of the Crow Nation in May 2000. He became acting Chairman of the Crow Nation once Clifford Birdinground resigned from office in a

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dated September 5, 2002. Goes Ahead ran for a special election to complete the remainder of Birdinground's unexpired term. However, Goes Ahead was defeated in the election by

Carl Venne Carl Venne (July 20, 1946 – February 15, 2009), whose Crow name was Aashiise Dakatak Baacheitchish, was, until his death, the chairman of the executive branch of the Crow Nation. He won a November 2002 special election held after the Septem ...

. Venne received 1,589 votes to win, while Goes Ahead received 1,481 votes. Venne was sworn in as Birdinground's successor on November 12, 2002. Goes Ahead remained Vice Chairman until his term expired in 2004. Goes Ahead has served as Vice-Chairman of the Friends of Plenty Coups Association.

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Vincent Goes Ahead Jr. dances for Plenty Coups "Day of Honor"
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