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.
[1] He received his formal education at St. Michael's Residential School in Port Alberni, British Columbia.
[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.