Joseph Gosnell

Joseph Arthur Gosnell Sr. CC OBC (June 21, 1936 – August 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician who led the Nisga'a people of northern British Columbia.He later served as band councillor and became active in the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, of which he eventually became chairman.[2] In these various positions he was instrumental in bringing modern medical care, education, and resource management to the Nass River Valley.A fluent speaker of the Nisga'a language, he was a member of the Gitlaxt’aamiks Ceremonial Dancers, and held the noble name of Sim'oogit Hleek.He was married to the former Audrey Adele Munroe with whom he had seven children: Marilyn Arlene, Joseph Wayne, Sharon Marjorie, Theodore Allen, Frank Curtis, Keith Andrew and Kevin Wesley.
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