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John Norton (Teyoninhokarawen) (born 1770, Scotland (?) – died 1827, Upper Canada) was a Mohawk chief, Indian Department interpreter and a school master. He was adopted by the Mohawk at about age 30 at their major reserve in Canada.
NORTON, JOHN (Snipe, Teyoninhokarawen), schoolmaster, Indian Department interpreter, Mohawk chief, army officer, and author; b. probably in Scotland, the son of a Scottish mother named Anderson and a Cherokee father named Norton; fl. 1784–1825.
Dec 5, 2016 · Consider Mohawk chief John Norton ’s role in the pivotal Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. Without the efforts of Norton and about 80 Grand River warriors in repelling more than 1,000 American soldiers, the battle might have been lost, and the tide of war turned.
Jun 5, 2013 · John Norton (Teyoninhokarawen), Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Chief, Indian Department interpreter, school master (born 16 December 1770 at Dunfermline, Scotland; died c.1831). John Norton was the son of a Cherokee father and Scottish mother (surname Anderson).
Dec 31, 2018 · John Norton was a Mohawk chief and Iroquois military leader for the British during the War of 1812. Norton was originally from Scotland and was adopted into the Mohawk Indian Tribe.
Introduction: The adopted Mohawk, Major John Norton (Teyoninhokovrawen), played a prominent role in the War of 1812, leading Iroquois warriors from Grand River into battle against American invaders at Queenston Heights, Stoney Creek, and Chippawa. Early Life: Norton was born of a Cherokee father and a Scottish mother,in the early 1760s.
John Norton ( Teyoninhokarawen) (born 1770, Scotland (?) – died 1827, Upper Canada) was a Mohawk chief, Indian Department interpreter and a school master. He was adopted by the Mohawk at about age 30 at their major reserve in Canada.
