Grand Chief Joe Norton has died

Kahnawake Grand Chief Joe Norton has died at 69.

Articles from Global, the Gazette, Radio-Canada. Christopher Curtis tweets: Joe Norton fought for peace during the Oka Crisis and he sought to lead his community down a path that would preserve their language and way of life. He faced off against the army, Ottawa, QC and surrounding cities to make sure his ppl would keep a foothold in their homeland. RIP.