1. Senator's Wife Encourages Young Native Americans to Engage in Politics Identifier: CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0043 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Fred R. Harris Collection Title: Senator's Wife Encourages Young Native Americans to Engage in Politics Date: 1967-01-01 Creator: unknown Topic: Foreign relations, Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 90th (1967-1969)
![["Senator's wife, LaDonna Harris, encourages young Indians to participate in politics and take an active interest in political campaigns. She discusses the importance of Indians being involved in shaping their own future and highlights the influence they can have in elections. LaDonna Harris also promotes the idea of young Indians becoming Peace Corps representatives and emphasizes the cultural changes happening globally. The group she spoke to plans for Indian Achievement Week and to send out college scholarship applications."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Clippings,%20July,%201967-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0043_thumbnail.jpg "Senator's Wife Encourages Young Native Americans to Engage in Politics")