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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_11_0000_0000_1130
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Folklife hearing at the Grand Ole Opry Fred R. Harris is shown in most of the photos
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965), 93rd (1973-1975), 91st (1969-1971), 92nd (1971-1973), 94th (1975-1977), 90th (1967-1969), 89th (1965-1967)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_11_0000_0000_1437
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- A campaign postcard with photo of Fred R. and LaDonna Harris At the top of the image is the phrase, A Team We Can Be Proud Of!
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965), 91st (1969-1971), 90th (1967-1969), 93rd (1973-1975), 92nd (1971-1973), 89th (1965-1967), 94th (1975-1977)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- The Indian's Basic Problem
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Energy policy--United States
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965), 94th (1975-1977), 92nd (1971-1973), 90th (1967-1969), 93rd (1973-1975), 89th (1965-1967), 91st (1969-1971)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Contact Information for David Lester
- Date:
- 1966-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Chickasaw Nation, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Comanche Indian Tribe
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969), 91st (1969-1971), 89th (1965-1967)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Morgan-this year: AIO FILE I - Second Direct Mail Test
- Date:
- 1966-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971), 89th (1965-1967), 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- AIO Folder - June 25
- Date:
- 1966-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Families, Education, Native Americans
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971), 90th (1967-1969), 89th (1965-1967)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- United States Senate Memorandum Palm Beach Life July, 1967
- Date:
- 1967-07-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity: A Talk with LaDonna Harris
- Date:
- 1967-07-05
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Education
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
![["LaDonna Harris and her grandmother Wakkie Tabbytite at the Anadarko Indian Exposition The women are in a car in a parade LaDonna is shaking hands with an unidentified man July 1965"]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/Fred%20Harris%20Photograph%20Series%201963-1974-CAC_CC_026_11_0000_0000/thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_11_0000_0000_1130_thumbnail.jpg "Folklife hearing at the Grand Ole Opry Fred R. Harris is shown in most of the photos")
![["Fred R. and LaDonna Harris meets with American Indians (many in traditional dress) at the Shawnee Airport"]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/Fred%20Harris%20Photograph%20Series%201963-1974-CAC_CC_026_11_0000_0000/thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_11_0000_0000_1437_thumbnail.jpg "A campaign postcard with photo of Fred R. and LaDonna Harris At the top of the image is the phrase, A Team We Can Be Proud Of!")
![["The document contains biographical information on Marion Frank Keel, the first American Indian to participate in the State Department's Foreign Affairs Scholars program. Keel, from Lawton, Oklahoma, was born in 1946 and graduated from Lawton High School. He has attended Cameron State and Southwestern State College, and will be a senior in modern languages this year at Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, Chickasha. The Lawton youth said he has learned much during his summer in Washington, and may enter the foreign service after he completes college."]](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_0012_thumbnail.jpg "The Indian's Basic Problem")
![["AIO is an American Indian-led national organization that stands for compensatory attention to the needs of American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts, and for their self-determination. AIO works with all other Indian organizations and tribes in the common cause. It is governed by a twenty-six member Board of Directors, a majority of whom are Indians."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Americans%20for%20Indian%20Opportunity%20(AIO),%201966-1976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Contact Information for David Lester")
![["The document discusses the problems faced by American Indians, and suggests that the best way to solve these problems is to stop thinking of them as an Indian problem and instead think of them as a human problem. The author argues that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has not been successful in its efforts to improve the lives of American Indians, and that the best way to improve the situation is to provide more opportunities for Oklahoma Indians to become a part of the wider community."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Americans%20for%20Indian%20Opportunity%20(AIO),%201966-1976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Morgan-this year: AIO FILE I - Second Direct Mail Test")
![["In the letter, LaDonna Harris expresses her concern that Indian students in Lawton, Oklahoma are being denied schooling because of their long hair. She argues that this is an outdated way of thinking, and that Indian students should be encouraged to wear their hair in a way that is meaningful to them. Harris also suggests that the school system should do more to promote an understanding and pride in the contribution that American Indians have made to the community."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Americans%20for%20Indian%20Opportunity%20(AIO),%201966-1976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0009_thumbnail.jpg "AIO Folder - June 25")
![["The document discusses the work of LaDonna Harris and her organization, Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity (Oklahoman's for Indian Opportunity). The organization is designed to help Native Americans in Oklahoma participate in existing state and federal benefit programs. It also provides training and education opportunities for young people. Harris believes that many agencies designed to help alleviate poverty have become ineffective and need to be reformed."]](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_0002_thumbnail.jpg "United States Senate Memorandum Palm Beach Life July, 1967")
![["The document contains a series of anecdotes about people struggling with technology. In the first story, a young boy is scolded by his mother for touching his aunt's snapdragons. In the second story, a guest speaker at a university is criticized for his lies. In the third story, a child is warned by his father not to hold a lighted firecracker in his hand. In the fourth story, city officials are inspecting a swimming pool and comment on the sun shades. In the fifth story, a woman praises her friend for originating a program. In the sixth story, a man is struggling with his typewriter ribbon."]](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_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity: A Talk with LaDonna Harris")