Members of the Crow Tribe of Montana will choose a new vice chairman on Saturday.
Darrin Old Coyote, 36, and Calvin "Coolidge" Jefferson Jr., 60, are running for the post. Old Coyote's background is in education while Jefferson has focused on health issues.
The winner will succeed Cedric Black Eagle, who was elected chairman in April. Black Eagle succeeded the late Carl Venne, who died on February 15 at the age of 62.
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Crow tribe to pick vice chairman
(The Billings Gazette 6/19)
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