Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

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Actor Edward Norton had grown up hearing tales of his family's relation to Native American heroine Pocahontas and had treated it as a longstanding rumour.

Published 5 months ago · Los Angeles, United States

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BBC News

How actor Edward Norton is related to Pocahontas

The Native American heroine is his 12th great grandmother, the actor was told on a PBS show.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Edward Norton is direct descendant of Pocahontas, records confirm

TV show Finding Your Roots finds Oscar-nominated actor is 12th great-grandson of famed 17th-century Native American

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Edward Norton discovers Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

‘This just makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are,’ Norton said

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Global News

Actor Edward Norton learns Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother - National

In an episode of 'Finding Your Roots,' Edward Norton discovered he is related to Pocahontas, one of the most widely portrayed (and oft misrepresented) Indigenous women in history.

5 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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CNN

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

American actor Edward Norton has discovered that the real-life Pocahontas, the romanticized and mythologized 17th century daughter of a Native American chief, is his 12th great-grandmother.

5 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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