Fred Loft

1917 in GB.

Frederick Ogilvie Loft (February 3, 1861 – 1934, Mohawk name Onondeyoh, also known as F. O. Loft or Fred O. Loft) was a Mohawk nation activist who founded the League of Indians of Canada.[1] He has been counted among "the great Indian activists of the first half of the twentieth century."[2]

He was also a World War I veteran and was active in encouraging recruitment. He stood nearly 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).[3]

  1. ^ Civilization.ca
  2. ^ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada". Archived from the original on March 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Hoxie, Frederick E.; Birchfield, D. L. (1996). Encyclopedia of North American Indians. ISBN 9780395669211 – via books.google.es.

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