Fred Loft

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Frederick Ogilvie Loft (boen February 3, 1861; died 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 active in encouraging recruitment. He stood nearly six foot tall and weighed 170 pounds.[3]

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  1. ^ Civilization.ca
  2. ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of North American Indians, page 345: Author Frederick E. Hoxie
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