John Arthur Gibson

John Arthur Gibson, who lived from 1850 to 1912, served as a Hoyaneh of the Seneca nation within the Haudenosaunee confederation. Part Onondaga and part Seneca, he lived on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in Ontario, Canada. Knowledgeable about Haudenosaunee culture, he is best known for the versions he provided of the Haudenosaunee oral constitution, the Great Law of Peace, and he acted as an advisor to the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs on matters concerning Haudenosaunee and other Indigenous people. He was also a well-respected player of the traditional Haudenosaunee sport of lacrosse until he was blinded during a game at the age of 31.