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Len Marchand dies at 82 first status Indian MP and senator
Len Marchand former Liberal MP and senator who was the first status Indian elected to Parliament has died at age 82 in Kamloops British Columbia He was admitted to hospital with kidney problems and leaves wife Donna Parr daughter Lori Marchand and son Len Marchand Jr Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called him a trailblazer and first federal cabinet minister of First Nations descent. Marchand born in Vernon BC in 1933 was among the first Aboriginal students at UBC and the first status Indian to graduate Vernon high school He served in cabinet and Senate from 1984 to 1998 earning the Order of Canada after retirement.
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