Wrestler, council chief, activist and actor Billy Two
Rivers died on February 12, 2023, in his hometown of Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada.
The Mohawk elder was 86. Born on May 5, 1935, Two Rivers entered the wrestling
scene in 1953 at the age of 17 after training with fellow Kahnawake wrestler
Don Eagle. His signature vault over the top ropes to enter a match became a
staple of a career that spanned the next two decades. Upon retiring from the
ring, Two Rivers entered politics and was elected to the Mohawk Council of
Kahnawake in 1978, where he spent the next 20 years. Billy also appeared in
several films including the French, Canadian co-produced Euro-western
television series ‘Tales of the Wild’ where he appeared as Broken Foot in the ‘Bari’
episode.
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