page_title: Carl Venne
hierarchical_section_title: Carl Venne
caption_attribution_description: Left: CARL VENNE, Crow Indian Tribal Chairman Right: BARACK OBAMA, United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election
context_page_description: Carl Venne, 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 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 girls and one son. He served with the US Army during the Vietnam War.
context_section_description: 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 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 girls and one son. He served with the US Army during the Vietnam War.
caption: Crow Nation Tribal Chairman Carl Venne and Barack Obama at Apsaalooke Veterans Park in Crow Agency, Montana, on May 19, 2008.
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