Karoniaktajeh Louis Hall

Karoniaktajeh Louis Hall (January 15, 1918 – December 9, 1993) was an Indigenous American artist, writer and activist of the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory.

[1] Hall was an expert on the Kaianera'kó:wa (Great Law of Peace), the Iroquois Confederacy constitution, and was a pivotal part of the establishment of the Ganienkeh Mohawk Territory.

[5] The Native Americans claimed that the Ganienkeh Territory stretched more than 9 million acres from New York to Vermont, and that the land had been illegally taken from them in 1797.

[7] The newer and more widely known "Unity Flag" was designed by Hall during the 1990 Oka Crisis and was used as a symbol of resistance at blockades in both Kanesatake and Kahnawake territories.

The "Unity Flag" has become an iconic symbol of peace and resistance, and has been mass-produced in the form of stickers, key chains, clothing and banners.

[10][9] The flag was also seen at demonstrations at Standing Rock, rallies during Idle No More and Black Lives Matter protests,[9] and in Nablus, Palestine during the Israel-Hamas War.