Gene Thomas is the son of Chief Jacob E. Thomas, Sr., and is one of the best carvers of False Face masks active today.  He was born on the Six Nations Reserve on June 14, 1958. Gene began carving wooden masks when he was 14 years old. He started soapstone carving in 1980 and has been carving steadily ever since. Gene is Onondaga (Wolf Clan). His masks are in collections around the world.