Crow Nation
Nomee decided to run for Chairperson of the Crow Nation in 1990. She encountered difficulties and a tribal glass ceiling during her first campaign, telling the "Billings Gazette" in 1992, "When I first ran, men said my place was at home, raising children and taking care of the husband." Nomee won the election on May 12, 1990, becoming the first woman to lead the Crow Nation. She would serve for five, two-year terms in office between 1990 and 2000.