Jean-Henri LAGASSE (1925-1991)
Jean-Henri was born at Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan on 21 September 1925. He was the son of Stanislas Lagasse (1885-1950) and Miséa Nobert (1885-1953).
He married Anne Flavelle Bradshaw and they had four children: Robert, George, Maurice and Suzanne.
Jean moved to Manitoba in 1938 and received a BA degree from the St. Boniface College in 1947. He later received a MA degree from Columbia University in 1956.
Civil Servant
Jean was a Manitoba director of the Canadian Citizenship Branch office, head of the Research Committee for the Manitoba Royal Commission on Indians and Métis, and a consultant on Indigenous and Métis affairs for the federal government (1959) and the Province of Manitoba (1960).
He was a beloved friend of the Native People of Canada and lifetime advocate of Bi-Culturalism in Canada. He was President of the Manitoba Federation of Home and School Associations.
Jean-Henri died at Victoria, BC on 02 August 1991 and his ashes interred in the Notre Dame de Lorette Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Sources:
- Birth Registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
- Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 09 August 1991, page 14.
- “Indian and Metis Probe Set”, The Winnipeg Tribune, 24 October 1956, page 21.
- Obituary [Stanislas Lagasse], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 1950, page 22.
- Obituary [Misea Lagasse], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February 1953, page 32.
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