PER E 78 C2 15456 MCC/CMC s Vol. Eight, No. Two Ottawa, Ontario July, 1965 This time FIRST INDIAN NAMED she really is! MINISTER'S ASSISTANT The Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, This year, Miss Indian Affairs the Honourable John R. Nicholson, made history really is - really is Indian! last April when he appointed Leonard S. Marchand, Each spring in Ottawa, employees a member of the Okanagan Band, as his Special of the Indian Affairs Branch choose Assistant. Mr. Marchand is the first Indian to. be "Miss Indian Affairs", a young em- appointed to the personal staff of a Federal Cabmet ployee to represent the Branch in Minister. the Civil Service Recreation Asso- Mr. Marchand will have special duties in the ciation's annual "RA Queen" beauty field of Indian affairs and will help to keep the contest and to preside at the Minister informed of Indian needs and opinions. Branch's parties and special events. He has a Master of Science degree from the University of Idaho and a Bachelor_ of Science Miss Janet Morris, a quiet-spoken degree in Agriculture from the UniversIty of British young secretary from the Eskasoni Columbia. At the time he was appomted, he had Reserve in Nova Scotia, is the worked for some years doing research on range choice this year. She has been em- management at the Agricultural Research Statton ployed in Ottawa since last fall, in Kamloops, B.C. when she was graduated from the Cape Breton Business College in He also has done a lot to promote closer rel- Sydney. ations between Canadian citizens of Indian and . non-Indian origin. In 1960 he help- "Ottawa is a very friendly place," WEST MEETS EAST : Leonard Marchand, nght, a Salishan of the ed found the Mika-Nika Club at she says. "I have met several girls Okanagan Band in. BritishColumbia: chats with Leslie .G. Smith, an Upper Kamloops, which helps to. do this in the city while bowling, at lunch Mohawk of the Six Natwns Band in Sou.thern . Ontario who zs an offzcer and to assist generally Indians who counters, and elsewhere, and I have of the Indian Affairs Branch. They are discussing Leslie s eleven-year-old come to the city to live and work. visited them in their homes." son Kyle, whose athletzc abzlzty earned hzm a scholarshzp to a summer He is a member of the North Amer- hockey school run by the Boston Bruins. ican Indian Brotherhood and The She likes to dance, too, and you may be sure there's no shortage of Agricultural Institute of Canada. dancing partners! Mr. Marchand is married and has -Indians serve their .people two children - Lori Anne, aged Janet grew up on the reserve, ...... where her parents and eight brothers three, and Leonard Jr., one year and sisters still live. Her father, old. - Edward Morris, is a carpenter who on staff of Indian Affairs Education Best Leonard Marchand is by no the federal government in the field See BRANCH CHOOSES, page two means the only Indian employed by of Indian Affairs. "The best way to succeed today is through education", he says, "and There are approximately 290 In- the educational program available dians on the staff of the Indian to Canadians Indians is second to Affairs Branch, many in positions none. I used Branch assistance to of considerable responsibility. They go to university, where I managed include officers at headquarters, to learn something about how to Agency Superintendants, Assistant maintain good agricultural land and Superintendants, Community Dev- pastures. Other Indians also go to elopment Officers, teachers, main- university, while many attend voca- tenance superintendents, fire rang- tional schools to learn useful trades. ers, stenographers, clerks, and "I have great faith in the future others. of The Indian people. But I think the key to a prosperous and happy Among the Indian officers at Indian future is the realization that Branch headquarters is Leslie Smith, we are part of the brotherhood of a Mohawk of the Six Nations Res- man and we cannot afford to set erve. One of his brothers is widely ourselves apart from other com- known as the actor who plays Ton- munities. As everything that hap- to, the Lone Ranger's Indian friend, pens to the welfare of Canada affects on television. Les is a very popular officer who has served in the field us, we would be wise to pitch in as an Agency Superintendent and is and help our fellow Canadians to now responsible for providing run the country for the benefit of Branch accommodation and heavy all. Of course it is important to equipment for agencies throughout retain our identity and the parts of our culture that are useful today, Canada. but I think we should consider our- selves as Canadians first, as Indians TWO WORKS OF ART ! See INDIANS, page two second." NATIONAL Page Two THE INDIAN NEWS July, 1965 Continued from page one ... Indians on staff ·Premier lndien nomme adjoint of Indian Affairs Miss Irene Hoff, an Abenaki of special du Surinteridant· ·general the Odanak Band, Quebec, was a commissioned officer in the armed services. She is in charge of record- Le Surintendant general des In- cabinet d'un ministre federal. M. les Indiens qui viennent s'etablir a ing band elections and bylaws and diens, l'honorable John R. Nichol- Marchand detient un baccalaureat la ville. Le nouvel adjoint est mem- various other administrative duties. son, a cree un precedent de portee en science agricole de l'Universite bre de deux importantes associa- Agency superintendents of In- historique lorsqu'il a demande a M. de la Colombie-Britannique et une tions: la Fraternite indienne nord- dian status include David Grey- Leonard Marchand, de la bande maitrise en science forestiere de ame-ricaine (North American Indian eyes, 51, a Cree of the Muskeg Lake Band, Saskatchewan. He has d'Okanagan, de devenir son adjoint l'Universite d'Idaho. II a travaille Brotherhood) et l'Institut agricole been Superintendent at Touchwood special. C'est la premiere fois qu'un pendant quelques annees a la Sta- du Canada (The Agricultural In- Agency in Saskatchewan since Indien fait partie du personnel du tion de recherches agricoles de stitute of Canada). 1960. Kamloops, en Colombie-Britanni- James Seymour Powless, 55, is que, et il s'est specialise dans la M. Marchand est marie et pere a member of the Six Nations Band. gestion des grands paturages. de deux enfants: Lori-Anne, trois He has had a number of careers - Continued from page one ... ans, et Leonard, un an. auto dealer, soldier, proprietor of M. Marchand s'est efforce depuis his own business, and civil servant. M. Marchand estime que les In- He is now Superintendent of Chris- Branch chooses longtemps de favoriser l'etablisse- tian Island Agency, Ontario. ment de relations plus etroites entre diens feraient bien de beneficier pleinement des avantages que leur les Canadiens d' origines indienne et Aaron Joseph Soney, 45, is a Indian beauty offre la Direction des affaires in- member of the Walpole Island non indienne. En 1960, il a parti- Band. He worked for a number of cipe a la fondation du Centre Mika- diennes, sous forme de conseils is assisted in his work by her two pratiques, d'aide directe ou indi- companies as a machine operator elder brothers, Adrian and Edmund. Nika qui, en plus de veiller a l'eta- and joined the Branch as a clerk in blissement de bonnes relations, aide recte. 1946. He now is Superintendent at Her mother runs a combined Golden Lake Reserve, Ontario. store and restaurant and another Importance de l'education Thomas Reginald Kelly, 51 , a brother, Charles, helps in the store. Haida of the Skidegate Band in There is one married sister, Mrs. "L'education, dit M. Marchand, British Columbia, has worked as a Fred Sylliboy; two younger bro- Pour choisir est la voie la plus sure du succes teacher, an inspector for the British thers, George, aged 13, and James, et il faut reconnaitre que les ser- Columbia Department of Labour, nine. Youngest in the family are Vera, five, and Arlene, three. un dessin vices d'education qui sont mis and as an Agency Superintendent a la disposition des Indiens com- f6r the Branch. He now is a Com- Les enfants qui aiment dessiner munity Development Officer in Al- As a young girl on the reserve, portent d'excellents programmes. berta. Janet travelled about 13 miles to et inventer et qui souhaitent avoir J'ai beneficie moi-meme de l'ai- l'occasion de faire quelque chose school in East Bay by bus. She was de de la Direction, qui m'a per- busy in several organizations, in- d'utile pour les Indiens, apprendront Varied Career cluding the Girl Guides and the 4-H avec interet qu'un concours national mis de m'inscrire a l'Universite et Isaac Beaulieu, 27, an Ojibway Club. She admits, with regret, that aura lieu en vue de choisir le des- de me specialiser dans le domaine of the Sandy Bay Band, Manitoba, she never learned to make the ex- sin d'une etiquette qui identifiera les des grands paturages. Nombre held various positions in Canada cellent Micmac baskets that her articles de fabrication indienne. d'Indiens frequentent l'universite; and the United States before joining ... mother produces each year for d'autres s'inscrivent dans les ecoles Easter sales. "It takes a very special Le concours, qui debutera a l'au- the Indian Affairs Branch as a Com- d'enseignement professionnel pour y munity Development Officer in Ma- feeling and although I worked hard tomne, est accessible aux enfants de nitoba.