Chronology Canada: Date 1962

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Date 1962, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1962 (Late in the year) 196-	The first Inuit Bahá'í in Canada, David Kabloonak declared his faith in Baker Lake. [CBN No155 1962 p5; contributed by Leslie Cole]	Native teaching; David Kabloonak; Baker Lake, NU	First Inuit Baha'i in Canada David Kabloonak
1962 31 Jul 196-	The first spiritual assembly was formed in Kitchener, ON by declaration. Those on the Assembly were: Elfriede Emde, Elizabeth Rochester, George Marjanovich, Michael Rochester, Ida Borst, Walter Borst, Murat Sokolovie, Douglas Martin and Elizabeth Martin. [CBN No 152 September 1962 p1]	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Elfriede Emde; Elizabeth Rochester; George Marjanovich; Michael Rochester; Ida Borst; Walter Borst; Murat Sokolovie; Douglas Martin; Elizabeth Martin; Kitchener, ON
1962 22 May 196-	The first Athabascan Native north of the Arctic Circle to become a Bahá'í, Charley Roberts, enrolled. [BW15:455]	Charley Roberts; Athabascan people	first Athabascan Native Bahá’í north of the Arctic Circle
1962 10 May 196-	The passing of F. St. George Spendlove (b. 23 April 1897 in Montreal) [BW13p895-899; Bahá'ís of Canada] He was part of the community of early believers in Montreal where he learned about the Faith after returning from the war in Europe. He was a curator of the Canadian Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Face of Early Canada, published in 1958, was illustrated with pieces from this collection. A second book, Collectors' Luck, followed in 1960. [BW13p895–899] See Bahá'ís of Canada.	George Spendlove; - In Memoriam; Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON
1962 May 196-	Jean Many Bears (b. 1910 – d. 1968) Jean and her husband Edmund were "instrumental in forming the Spiritual Assembly of the Blackfoot Reserve (Native Baha'i)." "In Memoriam: Jean Many Bears." Baha'i World. Volume XIV 1963-1968 page 357-58.	Jean Many Bears; Edmund Many Bears; Blackfoot First Nation, AB
1962 May 196-	The Western Canada Bahá'í School was held at the Banff School of Fine Arts from August 12 – 19. It cost a dollar a day to register and room and meals cost $5.00 to $7.00 per day. Mrs. Betty Putters in Sherwood Park was in charge of registration. (May 1962. Summer Schools. U. S. Supplement. Baha'i News)	Betty Putters; Summer schools; Banff, AB
1962 Ridván 196-	The National Convention was held in Scarborough. [CBN No 146 March 1962 p1]	National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Scarborough, ON
1962 Mar 196-	Doris McLean, sister of Shirley Lindstrom, became a Bahá'í. One month later she and her cousin moved to Sitka Alaska to help form the first local assembly there. [Native Conversion, Native Identity: An Oral History of the Bahá'í Faith among First Nations People in the Southern Central Yukon Territory, Canada by Carolyn Patterson Sawin p91-92]	Doris McLean; Yukon, Canada
1962 Mar 196-	Some Statistics as of March, 1962: Montreal; 27 Ottawa: 24 Toronto: 35 Hamilton: 30 Winnipeg: 15 Regina:26 Edmonton:18 Vancouver: 23 Peigan Reserve (Piikani Nation): 27 Pasqua Reserve (Pasqua First Nation):22 Poorman Reserve (Kawacatoose First Nation): 59 {CBN No 146 Mar 1962 p4] Poorman Reserve (Kawacatoose First Nation): 74 This is the largest community in Canada. [CBN No 147 Apr 1962 p2]	Statistics
1962 (In the year) 196-	Native believer Shirley Lindstrom enrolled in the Faith in the Yukon. Months after becoming a Bahá'í she travelled alone to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories to help establish the first Local Spiritual Assembly there. Later she move with her family to Saskatchewan where they remained for several year to work with the First Nations people a the Fort Qu'Appelle Bahá'í Institute. [Native Conversion, Native Identity: An Oral History of the Bahá'í Faith among First Nations People in the Southern Central Yukon Territory, Canada by Carolyn Patterson Sawin p97]	Shirley Lindstrom


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