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Crow Tribal General Council
The Crow Tribal General Council, the governing body of the Crow Tribe The Crow, whose Endonym and exonym, autonym is Apsáalooke (), are Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana. Today, the Crow people have a List of federally recognized tribes in the United St ..., through the adoption of the 2001 Crow Tribal Constitution, established a three-branch government with a separation of powers. There is an Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and Judicial Branch. The Executive Branch is composed of four independently elected officials (Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Vice-Secretary) and all agencies and departments. The four elected officials serve concurrent four year terms (term limit of two). The Legislative Branch is composed of 18 legislators (called "senators" as a matter of courtesy), with three elected in staggered terms from each of the six districts of the Crow Indian Reservation. The Crow senators serve fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crow Tribe
The Crow, whose Endonym and exonym, autonym is Apsáalooke (), are Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana. Today, the Crow people have a List of federally recognized tribes in the United States, federally recognized tribe, the Crow Tribe of Montana, with an Indian reservation, the Crow Indian Reservation, located in the south-central part of the state. Crow Native Americans are a Plains Indians, Plains tribe, who speak the Crow language, part of the Missouri River Valley branch of Siouan languages. Of the 14,000 enrolled tribal citizens, an estimated 3,000 spoke the Crow language in 2007. In historical times, the Crow lived in the Yellowstone River valley, which extends from present-day Wyoming, through Montana, and into North Dakota, where it joins the Missouri River. During the United States' expansion into the West, the Crow allied with the Americans against their neighbors and rivals, the Dakota people, Dakota, Lakota p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Yellowtail
Robert Summers Yellowtail (August 4, 1889 – June 20, 1988) was a leader of the Crow Tribe. Described as a "20th-century warrior", Yellowtail was the first Native American to hold the post of Agency Superintendent at a reservation. Early life and education Yellowtail was born in Lodge Grass, Montana in 1889. Throughout his life, Yellowtail went by three Crow names. He was referred to as Bíawakshish, or "Summer", then Shoopáaheesh, or "Four War Deeds", and finally Axíchish, or "The Wet", which was shared with another war chief who was in the same clan as Yellowtail. Separated from his mother at the age of 4 years old, Yellowtail was culturally assimilated into a reservation boarding school. When he was 13 years old, he went to the Sherman Institute, in Riverside, California, graduating in 1907. He then attended the Extension Law School in Los Angeles, transferring to the University of Chicago Law School, where he gained his Juris Doctor degree. Personal life Yellowta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison Real Bird
Edison Real Bird was the chairman of the Crow Tribe Tribal Council from 1966 to 1972. While in that position, he implemented several key democratic reforms, and oversaw the election of Pauline Small, the first woman to be elected in the Crow Tribe. He was photographed at the signing of the Crow Tribal Agreement, with Stewart Udall and Arnold Olsen, in 1961. "In 1967, during the Edison Real Bird Administration the Crow Cultural Commission, chaired by Henry Old Coyote, began a plan to design the Crow Tribal emblem and flag." The Crow Central Education Commission of the Crow Tribe of Indians, which was authorized and funded in 1972, "during the Edison Real Bird administration," became the parent organization of today's Little Big Horn College. The Edison Real Bird Memorial Complex in Crow Agency, Montana, named in his honor, is the site of many events that are a part of Crow Fair The Crow Fair was created in 1904 by Crow leaders and an Indian government agent to present the Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Small
Pauline Small (November 30, 1924 – March 9, 2005) was the first woman to be elected to office in the Crow Tribe of Montana. In 1966 she was elected to Vice-Secretary of the Crow Tribal Council, holding office ''de facto'' to 1972, and served in various positions within the Crow Tribal Offices, many to do with supporting education. Early life and education Pauline White Man Runs Him was born on the Crow Indian Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana. The youngest of three children, she was raised in the Valley of the Chiefs district on the reservation. Small was a granddaughter of White Man Runs Him. Marriage and family She married Ivan James Small, Sr., a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Indians. They made their home in Busby, Montana. Eventually they moved to the family allotment of Packs The Hat in the Rotten Grass area. Tribal politics Small was active in Crow tribal politics. In 1966 she was elected to the position of Vice-Secretary of the Tribal Council, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Real Bird
Richard Real Bird is a Crow politician and former chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana. Real Bird served as chairman of the Crow Tribe for two terms, from 1986 until 1990. Real Bird was convicted of fraud and embezzlement while in office. He lost his 1990 re-election bid to Crow Nation secretary Clara Nomee Clara Mae White Hip Nomee (May 12, 1938 – January 31, 2012) was an Crow politician and tribal leader who served as the Crow Chairperson, Chairwoman of the Crow Tribe of Montana for five-terms from 1990 to 2000. Nomee was the first woman to ..., who succeeded him. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Chairpersons of the Crow Nation Native American leaders 20th-century Native American people People convicted of fraud People convicted of embezzlement {{NativeAmerican-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Nomee
Clara Mae White Hip Nomee (May 12, 1938 – January 31, 2012) was an Crow politician and tribal leader who served as the Crow Chairperson, Chairwoman of the Crow Tribe of Montana for five-terms from 1990 to 2000. Nomee was the first woman to hold the chairmanship of the Crow Tribe. Biography Personal life Clara Nomee was born on May 12, 1938, in Crow Agency, Montana, to parents, Henry Pretty On Top, Sr. and Susie White Hip. Her parents gave her the Crow name of ''Xooxaashe iisaashe itshe'', meaning "Good Corn Stock". She was raised in the vicinity of Lodge Grass, Montana, and graduated from Lodge Grass High School. Nomee attended Sheridan Business College and Bacone College in Oklahoma. Both her parents died in 1976. She drank heavily for the following two years, before forgoing alcohol permanently in 1978. Nomee married her second husband, Carlton Nomee Sr., in 1985 at a ceremony in Sheridan, Wyoming. The couple settled in Lodge Grass, Montana. She had no children, but rais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Birdinground
Clifford Birdinground is an American politician and member of the Crow Tribe of Montana. Birdinground served as the Chairman of the Crow Tribe from 2000 to 2002. Birdinground's predecessor, former Chairwoman Clara Nomee, was indicted in 1997 convicted of felony theft of tribal land in September 1998. However, her conviction to did not prohibit her from holding tribal office. She ran for re-election for a sixth term in 2000. However, Birdinground won the May 2000 election, defeating Nomee with 67% of the vote. Birdinground took office in 2000. Upon taking office, Birdinground canceled all deals and transactions made by the Nomee administration following her 1997 indictment. He also fired approximately 130 tribal government employees. Birdinground pleaded guilty to one count of bribery in U.S. federal court in 2002, and resigned from office in a letter of resignation dated September 5, 2002. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison in September 2003 and, after a series of appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Goes Ahead
Vincent Goes Ahead Jr. is an American politician and Crow Tribe tribal leader of Montana. Goes Ahead served as the acting Chairman of the Crow Tribe from September to November 2002 following the resignation of his predecessor, former Chairman Clifford Birdinground, due to a bribery indictment. Goes Ahead was elected Vice Chairman of the Crow Tribe in May 2000. He became acting Chairman of the Crow Tribe once Clifford Birdinground resigned from office in a letter of resignation 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 Tribe. He won a November 2002 special election held after the Septem .... Venne received 1,589 votes to win, while Goes Ahead received 1,481 vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Tribe. He won a November 2002 special election held after the September 2002 resignation of Chairman Clifford Birdinground. Venne was sworn into office on November 12, 2002. He served until his death on February 15, 2009. Venne served on the Montana Meth Project and Advisory Council of the State of Montana 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 Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w .... References External links Crow Nation says goodbye to leader 1946 births 2009 deaths Chair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used ''AP Stylebook'', its AP polls tracking National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA sports, sponsoring the National Football League's annual awards, and its election polls and results during Elections in the United States, US elections. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank White Clay
Frank White Clay is a Crow politician, an independent, who has served as the incumbent chairman of the Crow Indian Reservation since 2020. Political career Frank White Clay was elected to tribal leadership for the first time in 2015, as a senator in the Crow Legislature from Black Lodge District. In November 2020, White Clay ran for the position of Chair of the Crow Tribe, his campaign promised to improve the governments fiscal transparency and increasing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he would win a landslide victory against incumbent Alvin Not Afraid Jr. His inauguration was held on December 8, 2020, and was live streamed by the tribe on Facebook. Amid his electoral victory, the Crow Tribe Executive Branch faced a large budget deficit estimated at 80 million dollars. Weeks prior to his election, the Crow Tribal government had dissolved it's tribal police force, which had been formed 5 months prior. On February 9, 2021, White Clay collaborated with other tribal leaders fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crow Chairperson
The chairman or chairwoman of the Crow Tribe is the head of the executive branch of the Crow Tribe of Montana. Every four years, the Crow Tribal General Council (all adult-aged registered voters) elects a chairman of the Executive Branch. The current chairman is Frank Whiteclay. The chairman serves as chief executive officer, with enumerated powers in the 2001 Crow Constitution. The constitutional changes of 2001 created a three branch government. The chairman serves as the head of the executive branch, which includes the offices of vice-chairman, secretary, and vice-secretary and the tribal offices and departments of the Crow Tribal Administration. Notable chairmen were Clara Nomee, Edison Real Bird, and Robert Yellowtail Robert Summers Yellowtail (August 4, 1889 – June 20, 1988) was a leader of the Crow Tribe. Described as a "20th-century warrior", Yellowtail was the first Native American to hold the post of Agency Superintendent at a reservation. Early l .... See lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
