Pauline Small
{{short description|American politician}}
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|caption = Pauline Small on horseback. She carries the flag of the Crow Tribe of Montana. As the first female official, she is entitled to carry the flag during the Crow Fair Parade.
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|office = Vice-Secretary of the Crow Tribal Council
|term_start = 1966
|term_end = 1972
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|11|30}}
|birth_place = Crow Indian Reservation, Lodge Grass, Montana
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|known_for = First woman to be elected to office in the Crow Tribe
|parents = Blake and Florence Annie Blaine Whitemanrunshim
|spouse = Ivan James Small, Sr., Northern Cheyenne
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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.{{Cite news
| title = Pauline Whiteman Runs Him-Small
| work = Billings Gazette
| access-date = 2013-03-28
| date = 2005-03-10
| url = http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/pauline-whiteman-runs-him-small/article_07242837-43f3-5b30-82f5-e7faf1b7d112.html}}
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, the first woman to hold any office. She served in that position until 1972, and has been active on various committees of the Tribal council.
Deeply interested in education, she was a member of the Lodge Grass Board of Trustees, serving as Chair for eight years; Crow Tribal Education Committee; and the 107th Committee of the Crow Tribal Council. A member of the Crow Tribe, she was very involved with tribal government. Small was an active supporter of Indian rodeo for 30 years.{{Cite news |last=Kusek, Joe |title=Crow Agency to host NPIRA regional finals |work=Billings Gazette |location=Billings, MT |access-date=2013-03-28 |date=2005-09-08 |url=http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/09/08/build/sports/40-npira.inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022124446/http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews%2F2005%2F09%2F08%2Fbuild%2Fsports%2F40-npira.inc |archive-date=October 22, 2008}}
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022124446/http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/09/08/build/sports/40-npira.inc |date=October 22, 2008 |title=Billings Gazette}}—Article about Pauline Small's support for Indian rodeo
- [http://www.artsmia.org/beauty-honor-tradition/preview-distinction.html The Minneapolist Institute of Arts]—Quote from Pauline Small
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