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George H Gooderham (1889 – 1977 was a Canadian Indian Agent, Public Relations Officer, Historian soldier and first employee of the Glenbow Foundation.

Born at Poor Man reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of George and Catherine Gooderham (nee MacDonald), studied at McMaster University, and worked for the Toronto Transportation Commission until 1916. Gooderham served as an officer of the Imperial Artillery during World War One.

His father John H. Gooderham, 1859-1919 worked as Indian Department at the Peigan reserve, Touchwood Hills, Saskatchewan and later at Gleichen Alberta. On Gooderham Sr. death in 1919 Gooderham succeeded his father as Indian Agent of the Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve at Gleichen, Alberta, 1920-1946.

He married Mary Anna Kentner of Toronto, Ontario in 1920 and they had three children, G. Kent, 1927-2003, Elizabeth (Robinson), and Eleanor (Crawford). In 1932 the Blackfoot made him an honorary chief with the name Pita Sarwopi (Eagle Plume).

Gooderham played host to many artists, authors and others who were interested in the Canadian West and Indian culture. Edward Curtis, photographer of The North American Indian corresponded with Gooderham, and visited the Peigan Reserve to photograph the Blackfoot in Alberta in 1924

Gooderham was promoted to Regional Supervisor of Indian Agencies in Alberta and NWT in 1946, a position he held until his retirement in 1954. In February 1955 he was hired by Eric Harvie as the first employee of the Glenbow Foundation, which was incorporated in April of that year. He worked for the Glenbow Foundation as a public relations officer and historian until 1968 when he was transferred to the Riveredge Foundation, where he continued his work until shortly before his death in 1977.

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Gooderham served on the executive of several organizations, including the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Kainai Chieftainship. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in 1973.