Clara Nomee
| Clara Nomee | |
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| Chairwoman of the Crow Nation | |
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In office 1990–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Real Bird |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Birdinground |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1938 Crow Agency, Montana |
| Died | January 31, 2012 (aged 73) Billings, Montana |
| Spouse(s) | Carlton Nomee Sr. |
| Residence | Lodge Grass, Montana |
Clara Mae White Hip Nomee (May 12, 1938 – January 31, 2012) was an American politician and tribal leader who served as the Chairwoman of the Crow Nation of Montana for five-terms from 1990 to 2000. Nomee was the first woman to hold the chairmanship of the Crow Nation.
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 raised twelve family members.
Nomee worked for Bureau of Indian Affairs, an agency of the federal government of the United States, at its local offices in Browning and Crow Agency for thirty years before her retirement. She also served on the Lodge Grass High School board of trustees for eight years.
Nomee became involved in politics when her husband, Carlton Nomee Sr., became vice chairman of the Crow Nation. Clara Nomee served as the secretary of the Crow Nation for one term from 1988 to 1990.
Several of Nomee's predecessors had been indicted or impeached for criminal behavior. Her immediate predecessor, former Chairman Richard Real Bird, had been convicted for embezzlement and fraud.
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