Arnold W Thomas is a member of the Shoshone Paiute Tribal Nations of the Great Basin region in the Western United States. Mr. Thomas has received National certification as the first ever Chaplain from the American Indian Tribal Faith traditions. In 2011, he was ordained as a “Holy One”. From 2004 through 2014, he conducted Traditional Ceremonies for the Salt Lake City Veteran’s Medical hospital. Arnold obtained a master's degree in social work in 1999 and is the owner of a successful motivational speaking consulting firm, White Buffalo Knife Incorporated, in Salt Lake City, Utah.