Joe Norton | |
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Born | 29 August 1949 (1949-08-29) (age 75) Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 14 August 2020(2020-08-14) (aged 70) |
Joseph Tekwiro Norton (29 August 1949 – 14 August 2020) was a Canadian politician and tribe chief of the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke.
Biography
Norton was a proprietor of the internet club Absolute Poker. He was on the board of directors of TeKnoWave, Turtle Technologies, and Mohawk Internet Technologies. He was a consultant for the Federal Bridge Corporation. He had previously worked as a structural steel fitter. In 2002, he won the National Aboriginal Achievement Award.
Joe Norton died on 14 August 2020 at the age of 70.
References
- "Longtime Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton dies". Montreal Gazette. 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Joseph Tokwiro Norton". Indspire. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "Le grand chef de Kahnawake, Joe Norton, est mort". Radio-Canada (in French). 14 August 2020.
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