Joseph Tekwiro Norton (29 August 1949 – 14 August 2020) was a Canadian politician and tribe chief of the

Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke The Mohawk, also known by their own name, (), are an Indigenous people of North America and the easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the Five Nations or later the Six Nations). Mohawk are an Iroquoi ...

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

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. He had previously worked as a structural steel fitter. In 2002, he won the

National Aboriginal Achievement Award The Indspire Awards, until 2012 the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, are annual awards presented by Indspire in Canada. The awards are intended to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community in Canada. About The award ...

. Joe Norton died on 14 August 2020 at the age of 70.

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1949 births 2020 deaths First Nations politicians Indigenous leaders in Quebec Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke people {{Quebec-politician-stub