About Gunther Michelson Gunther Michelson (1920–2005) was a journalist with CBC Radio Canada and an independent scholar who immersed himself in the study of Haudenosaunee history, traditions, and language. Books by Gunther Michelson A Dictionary of Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past by (author) Gunther Michelson, Karin Michelson & Glenda Canadian Deer A thousand words of Mohawk by (author) Gunther Michelson