Shelly Crow | |
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 Crow, circa 1990s | |
| Born | Shelly Lynn Stubbs January 27, 1948 |
| Died | May 23, 2011 (aged 63) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | Muscogee Nation, American |
| Other names | Shelly Stubbs Crow |
| Alma mater | Tulsa Junior College Northeastern State University |
| Occupation(s) | Nurse, nursing administrator, and politician |
Shelly Crow (January 27, 1948 – May 23, 2011) was an American nurse and nursing administrator, who worked for the Indian Health Service and was the first Muscogee woman elected to serve in the Muscogee Nation's executive branch. She was fourth elected Second Chief (vice president) of the nation, serving from 1992 to 1996 in the administration of Chief Bill Fife.
Crow was born and grew up in Henryetta, Oklahoma, before moving to Tulsa, where she graduated from Webster High School. She earned a nursing degree from Tulsa Junior College, a bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University and a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. She worked as a nurse in private hospitals and for the Indian Health Service until 1989, when she began teaching as a nursing instructor at started Langston University. She later taught at the University of Tulsa.
Crow had a lengthy volunteer service record in health policy. In 1987, she was appointed to President Ronald Reagan's Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic and from 1989 served on the Muscogee Nation Hospital and Clinics Board, which she chaired from 1990 to 1992. After her election as second chief, Crow was appointed to a three-year term on the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission. She was instrumental in developing an HIV/AIDS educational program for the tribe, and served as the only Oklahoma member of the Clinton Health Care Task Force in 1993. When her term ended in 1996, Crow served as a policy analyst for the Muscogee Nation Division of Health Administration for four years. Between 1998 and 2002, she also was a board member on the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health. Her service to the tribe and community were recognized by several awards.