List of people from Six Nations

This is a list of people from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.

Activists

• Emily General (Mohawk/Cayuga)

Actors

• Gary Farmer (Cayuga)
• Graham Greene (Oneida,1952-2025)
• Jay Silverheels (Mohawk, 1912–1980), actor
• Cheri Maracle (Mohawk)
• Kiley May (Mohawk/Cayuga)

Athletes

• Beverly "Bev" Beaver
• Cory Bomberry
• Clay Hill
• Cody Jamieson
• Stan Jonathan (Mohawk, born 1955), NHL hockey player
• Nathan Lickers
• Tom Longboat
• Henry Maracle
• Brandon Montour
• Ken Montour
• Tehoka Nanticoke
• Craig Point
• Delby Powless
• Gaylord Powless
• Johnny Powless
• Ross Powless
• Sid Smith

Artists

• January Rogers (Tuscarora/Mohawk) poet, artist, and publisher ^[1]

Civil servants

• Roberta Jamieson
• Gilbert Monture
• Julia Jamieson
• Oliver Milton Martin

Language advocates

• Nikonha, last full-blooded Tutelo speaker, died 1871 aged 106

Musicians

• Derek Miller (Mohawk, born 1964), singer-songwriter
• Robbie Robertson (Cayuga/Mohawk), singer-songwriter, member of The Band
• A Tribe Called Red
• Logan Staats

Politicians

• 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

• Albert Anthony
• Cody Groat
• Falen Johnson
• Dawn Martin-Hill (Mohawk, born 1962), anthropologist and professor
• Oronhyatekha (Mohawk, 1841–1907), physician, scholar

Scientists

• Arnold Anderson

Writers

• 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

1. Jennings, Jo (26 July 2022). "Award-winning poet joins Western as new writer-in-residence". Western news. Western University. Retrieved 3 November 2024.