St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-06-07

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Second Conference
On Sfofe's Indions
The Second Minnesota State
wide Conference on Indian Al
fairs, sponsored by the Cover
nor'S Human Rights Commits
sion convened in Bemidji for a
two-day conference on May 81
and June /.
over $50 persons were in at
tendance, representing govern
rnent, state, county, municipal,
legislature, school, religious, la
Dor and human relations groups.
In the absence of Earl Larson,
chairman of the Governors HUI
man Rights Commission, Louis
Lerman. a member of the Human
Rights Commission Indian Sub
Committee, presided over the
Conference.
Senator John Mckee of Bemid-
il welcomed the Conference on be-
half of the host city.
Governor Orville Freeman gave
the keynote address.
Thomas NJ. Reid, asst. Com
missioner of Indian Bureau of
Washington, d. c. was also
speaker.
Four sessions were held.
Clifford Rucker, executive di-
rector of the Governors Human
Rights Commission arranged the
Conference. It was another well
attended and constructive Confer
ence on the Indian problem.
Attending the conference were
Carl Rowan of the Minneapolis
Tribune staff, Sandy Perry, In
dustrial Secretary Of the st, Paul
Urban League, Ashby Gaskins,
field secretary Of the Minneapolis
Urban League.
Both the senior and junior Civ
ic and Commerce groups of Benz
idji extended courtesies to the
delegates. Friday the Bemidji
Civic and Commerce Association
gave a luxury fish fry for the
conference members.
Saturday morning the Jaycees
served coffee and rolls at a cof-
fee break.
Among those appearing on the
program as participants and sum
marizers were: r, d. Holtz, area
director, Office of Indian Affairs;
James w. Clark, Commissioner of
Business Development, State OF
Minnesota; Howard LaVoy, Nay
tahwaush. Minnesota; Frank
Starkey, Minnesota Commissioner
Of Employment and Security;
Harold S. Olson. Wood CONVEX
sion Co, Cloquet, and Carl
Rowan. Minneapolis Tribune; DR.
Hilbert Mark, Minnesota Dept. OF
Health; Ray Lappegaard, deputy
commissioner of Welfare; A. l.
Peterson, asst. director, Indian
Education, state department OF
education: A. o. Torgeson, asst
commissioner OF highways; Rep,
resentative Harry Basford, Vol
Lake; Lyzeme Savage, chairman
| Chippewa Tribe, Walter Eliot
Duluth Herald-Tribune; Steve
| FHgelman, member, state FEF
commission; Matthew Stark. dear
Of students, University Of Mime
sofa.
Also Robert Late, special as
sistant Encouragement; virgi
wurr. Superintendent of Schools
Nett Lake. Minnesota; Rev. Fred
ericl Kramer. Naytshwaush, Min
nesota: Whittier Day, chairman
| Minnesota state Youth Conserva
ton Commission; Thomas Reid
lU. S. Assistant Commissioner
Tribal Progress and Relocation
! Services Division and John Ain
ley, Bemidg Daily Pioneer.
Participating IN the Youth Ses
sion Of the conference. whoi
theme was What's Ahead for In
dian Youth >" was Reuben Kitt'
a junior at the University Of Min
nesota as keynoter.
other participants were Jose
phine White Eagle, junior at IN
University OF Minnesota: Be
Jones. freshman at Macaleste
College: Clark Johnson, graduate
student, University OF Minnesota
Grets jefferson. graduate nurse
General hospital. Minneapolis
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