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Case 2 Conclusion:

Frederick Loft/Onondeyoh

Fifteen Minutes

Portrait, unknown date, from Alexander Fraser, Brock Centenary 1812-1912 (William Briggs: 1913) – Courtesy of Archive.org
Portrait, unknown date, from Alexander Fraser, Brock Centenary 1812-1912 (William Briggs: 1913) – Courtesy of Archive.org

Did you find anything surprising about this person’s life?

Did you make any assumptions that were later challenged?

Is there anything specific about this person that you would like to know?

Details

Frederick Loft/Onondeyoh was a Mohawk Nation activist, journalist, solider, and eventually, Chief

He was born at the Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, where he attended the Mohawk Institute Residential School

He worked as a reporter for the Brantford Expositor

He fought for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI, and argued for recruitment among Indigenous Peoples

He Founded the League of Indians in 1919, which was the first Indigenous political organization in Canada and was a forerunner to today’s Assembly of First Nations

He was a vocal critic of the Department of Indian Affairs and the Residential School System

He died in Toronto in 1934

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