this is john norton. in a lot of ways, he was a more important native american figure then tecumseh, but almost no one knows about him. john norton was born to a scottish mother and cherokee father in scotland, was raised there, was educated, joined the british army, and was sent over to canada before the war of 1812 began. once over here, he deserted and joined the mohawk tribe, where he was made a chief. background in education, he was a great person to be sent back to great britain to the court to plead for native american land rights. he was very popular in the court setting, and you can tell -- just by looking at his portrait -- he was certainly a character. most people were not going around wearing chain mail at that time anymore. he very much dressed part, even aroundhe knew how to get in society. he knewart, even though how to get around in society. he was very critical in many battles and influenced the mohawk tribes to joining the british side as opposed to the american side. he did not die in t