- Gilbert Monture
Gilbert C. Monture (
August 27 ,1896 –June 19 ,1973 ) was a Canadian civil servant.A Mohawk born on the
Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation inBrant County, Ontario and the great grandson ofJoseph Brant , Monture served with the Royal Canadian Field Artillery as a gunner duringWorld War I . After the war, he receivedBachelor of Science degree in Mining and Metallurgy fromQueen's University in 1921.Joining the Canadian civil service in 1923, he was an editor of publications for the Department of Mines and Resources and in 1929 became chief of the Mineral Resources Division, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. During
World War II , he worked in the Department of Munitions and Supply. In 1946, he was made an Officer of theOrder of the British Empire for his work with the Board.He resigned from the civil service in 1956 and became Vice-President of Stratmat, Canadian mineral exploration company.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of
Trent University from 1966 to 1973.In 1967, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada . In 1958, he was appointed an honorary chief of the Mohawk tribe of the Six Nations Reserve. He is a member of Canada's Indian Hall of Fame. In 1966, he was awarded the Vanier Medal, awarded to "a person who has shown distinctive leadership and accomplishment in Canadian public service". [http://www.ipac.ca/awards/vanier/index.html] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from theUniversity of Western Ontario .References
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