List of people from Six Nations
This is a list of people from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.
Activists
[edit]Actors
[edit]- Gary Farmer (Cayuga)
- Graham Greene
- Jay Silverheels (Mohawk, 1912–1980), actor
- Cheri Maracle
- Kiley May
Athletes
[edit]Artists
[edit]- January Rogers, Tuscarora/Mohawk poet, artist, and publisher[1]
Civil servants
[edit]Language advocates
[edit]- Nikonha, last full-blooded Tutelo speaker, died 1871 aged 106
Musicians
[edit]- Derek Miller (Mohawk, born 1964), singer-songwriter
- Robbie Robertson (Cayuga/Mohawk), singer-songwriter, member of The Band
- A Tribe Called Red
- Logan Staats
Politicians
[edit]- Joseph Brant (Mohawk, 1743–1771), leader, British officer, brother of Molly Brant
- Molly Brant (Mohawk, c. 1736–1796), leader, sister of Joseph Brant
- Deskaheh
- Roberta Jamieson
- John Smoke Johnson
- George Henry Martin Johnson
Scholars and educators
[edit]- Albert Anthony
- Cody Groat
- Falen Johnson
- Dawn Martin-Hill (Mohawk, born 1962), anthropologist and professor
- Oronhyatekha (Mohawk, 1841–1907), physician, scholar
Scientists
[edit]Writers
[edit]- Alicia Elliott
- E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake (Mohawk, 1861–1913), poet, author, public speaker
- Patricia Monture-Angus (Mohawk, 1958–2010), lawyer, activist, educator, and author
- Daniel David Moses
- January Rogers, Tuscarora/Mohawk poet, artist, and publisher[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jennings, Jo (26 July 2022). "Award-winning poet joins Western as new writer-in-residence". Western news. Western University. Retrieved 3 November 2024.