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Commissioner of Indian Affairs Louis R. Bruce announced today the appointment of Curtis Geiogamah, 44, a Kiowa Indian from Mountain View, Okla., as Assistant Area Director (Administration) of the Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs. He replaces Albert Lassiter who is retiring.
Geiogamah has served as the Administrative Officer of the Navajo Area Office for the past six years and prior to that time he was Budget Officer in another Area Office that also served the Navajo Tribe.
Geiogamah entered Federal service in 1949 following graduation from Haskell Institute. His first duty was at Pine Ridge Agency. He has also held assignments at Anadarko and Muskogee Oklahoma Area Offices.
Geiogamah and his wife, Julia, have three children, two boys and a girl.