Burton A. Rider, a Gros Ventre/Cree Indian, has been appointed Superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Fort Peck Agency in Northern Montana. Since 1971 he has been the Employment assistance Officer for the Minneapolis Area, which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
A native of Harlem, Montana, Burton has more than 20 years’ experience with the Bureau. Since 1959 he has held various positions in relocation and employment assistance work in Arizona, Utah, South Dakota, Nebraska, and New Mexico.
Burton is a graduate of the Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas and also attended Bacone College, Bacone, Oklahoma. He has completed training in the Bureau's Management Training Institute. He is a veteran, is married, and has one daughter.
Burton's appointment at Fort Peck becomes effective January 19. He succeeds William Benjamin who was named Director of the Hopi-Navajo Joint Use Office.
