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Cayuga Chief Jacob E. (Jake) Thomas suddenly on Sunday, August 16,1998 died at the age of 76 at the Henderson Hospital, Hamilton. Local elder "Jake" ' . Thomas dead at age 76' by Scott Smith SIX NATIONS -- Family, friends and the com- munity at large mourned the death thi s week of respected cider and Confederncy Chief Jacob E. "Jake" Thomas, who suffered a heart attack at hi s Townl ine Rd. home early Sunday evening and later died at Hende rson Hospital in Hamilton. ·"' Thomas , whose Chief' s title was Teyohowe'tho, the.eighth Cayuga title and forti- . eth overall in the list of fifty Hodenosaunet chiefs, was 76 yrs. old. - He is survived by second wife Yvonne, 14 children and 45 grandchildren. l'homas was best known as an educator and conservator of Iroquoian languages and culture, · both here in the community and outside it He . was the founder and central character behind the Jake Thomas Leaming Centre, a language and multi~edia centre located in front of his home on Townline Rd. Thomas also taught the Cayuga, Mohawk and Onondaga languages for many years at Trent University in Peterborough. As well, he offered a ems in Iroquoian culture and tradi- tions that was well -attended by both Native and non-Native students. Chief Thomas was perhaps the las t Six .. . Continued on page 2 ] i ' 1 t