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| 1948 May |
James Loft, a Mohawk from near Belleville became a Bahá'í, according to OBCC62, the first Native to enroll.
See OBCC62 or RT14 for the story of how he saw 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the window of His passing train in 1912 as He travelled from Montreal to Buffalo. |
Belleville, ON |
James Loft; Jim Loft |
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| 1949 Jan (Late) |
Jim and Melba Loft and their children, Sam, Arthur and Evelyn returned to Tyendinaga First Nation from Marysville Michigan. [RT43] The first to respond to their teaching was a white couple, Bert and Elizabeth Curtis. [CBN 15 September 1950 p8-9]
Later Melba Loft became the first woman ever to he nominated as a candidate for election to the Indian Council (First Nation Council) of the Tyendinaga Reserve (Tyendinaga First Nation). [CBN No49 Feb 1954 p5]
Evelyn Loft was officially commended by the government agent for the honour she has brought to the reserve by
her excellent standing at Belleville Collegiate Institute. [CBN No49 Feb 1954 p5] |
Tyendinaga First Nation, ON |
Jim Loft; Melba Loft; Sam Loft; Arthur Loft; Evelyn Loft |
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| 1973. 22 May |
The passing of Alfred "Jim" Loft (b. 13 July 1908 in Hiawatha, Ontario) on Tyendinaga First Nation [BW16p514-516]
Alfred James Loft (1908-1973) was the
first Canadian Bahá’í of the Mohawk
Nation. His earliest childhood
recollection was of sitting on a fence
near his home (in Oshawa, Ontario)
watching a train crossing the landscape.
A figure clothed in flowing white robes
was on the train, smiling and waving at
him. In confusion and delight Jim toppled
backwards.
When he found the Bahá’í Faith in 1948,
he recognized the figure on the train as
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Who had left Montreal on 9 September 1912 on a train bound for
Toronto where He changed trains for Buffalo, New York. In 1949, in obedience
to the Guardian’s wishes, Jim returned with his family to the Mohawks of the
Bay of Quinte (Tyendinaga) to establish the Faith
among his people, remaining there until his death.
[Witness of Pebbles, by Roger White, p24] |
Tyendinaga First Nation, ON; Hiawatha, ON |
In Memoriam; Jim Loft; Roger While |
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