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(Redirected from Joseph Tokwiro Norton) Canadian politician and Mohawk chief (1949–2020)
Joe Norton
Born29 August 1949 (1949-08-29) (age 75)
Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
Died14 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

  1. "Longtime Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton dies". Montreal Gazette. 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Joseph Tokwiro Norton". Indspire. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "Le grand chef de Kahnawake, Joe Norton, est mort". Radio-Canada (in French). 14 August 2020.


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