▁an ▁impression ▁on ▁many ▁in ▁Canada . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁the ▁title ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Six ▁Nations ▁by ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁River ▁Reserve ▁in ▁Ontario ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁K av ak oud ge ▁( mean ing ▁the ▁sun ▁flying ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Spirit ), ▁en abling ▁him ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁tribe ' s ▁coun c ils ▁and ▁vote ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁tribe ▁govern ance . ▁As ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁ 5 1 st ▁chief ▁on ▁the ▁council , ▁his ▁appointment ▁broke ▁the ▁centuries - old ▁tradition ▁that ▁there ▁should ▁only ▁be ▁ 5 0 ▁chief s ▁of ▁the ▁Six ▁Nations . ▁Of ▁the ▁Prince , ▁Lady ▁Lis gar , ▁wife ▁of ▁then ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lis gar , ▁noted ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Victoria ▁that ▁Canad ians ▁seemed ▁hope ful ▁Prince ▁Arthur ▁would ▁one ▁day ▁return ▁as ▁governor ▁general . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁honor ary ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁substant ive ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁colon el ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁later , ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁general . ▁He ▁gained ▁military ▁experience ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Army ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 6