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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- H.R. 536 - A bill To provide that the United States shall hold certain Chilocco Indian School lands at Chilocco, Oklahoma, in
- Date:
- 1963-01-26
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Education, Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Okla.)
- Topic:
- Small business--Management
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_12_0017
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Opportunities for Indian Employment and Development
- Date:
- 1965-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Commerce, Education
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
- 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_1_41_12_0021
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Proposal for Training Program for Indians at Tinker Air Field
- Date:
- 1966-06-14
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- Policy Area:
- Education
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Mrs. Fred R. Harris Appreciates Mrs. Hazel Markel's Column
- Date:
- 1967-07-19
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Education, Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Letter: GBP to W.W. Keeler, discussing the Chilocco Bill
- Date:
- 1967-08-21
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Education, Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Okla.), Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Ed Edmondson's Response to the Cherokee Nation's Request for Congressional Action on the Chilocco Bill
- Date:
- 1967-08-25
- Creator:
- Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Education
- Names:
- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Okla.), Cherokee Nation
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0019
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Mrs. Dwight Vandenbark's Request for Information
- Date:
- 1967-10-03
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Health, Families, Education
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0024
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Mrs. Fred R. Harris' Oklahoma City Trip
- Date:
- 1967-10-26
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Education, Water Resources Development
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Letter: Earl Bey Pierce to Ed Edmondson discussing the matter of the Chilocco School property.
- Date:
- 1967-11-06
- Creator:
- Pierce, Earl Boyd (1904-1983)
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Education
- Names:
- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Okla.), Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
![["The Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee has reported a bill that would make significant changes to the Chilocco Indian School. Fred R. Harris, a senator from Oklahoma, says he will still support the overall goals of the bill, but he wants to hear from the school's stakeholders about their strategy for moving forward."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0000-Legislation,%20S.%201848,%20Land%20Held%20in%20Trust%20for%20Cherokee%20Nation,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0007_thumbnail.jpg "H.R. 536 - A bill To provide that the United States shall hold certain Chilocco Indian School lands at Chilocco, Oklahoma, in")
![["The Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA) is facing a worker crisis and is implementing a crash educational program to fill 1,931 new jobs. General McNickle is working to recruit more highly trained technicians to meet the shortage of skilled workers. Eunice Shriver, wife of Sargent Shriver, will visit Oklahoma to support the mentally retarded. The transfer of the aircraft instrument workload to OCAMA will create additional jobs and increase the annual payroll. The Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce is assisting with the transition. Sen. and Mrs. Harris are actively involved in supporting Mrs. Shriver's visit to Oklahoma."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_41_12_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201966/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_41_12_0017_thumbnail.jpg "Opportunities for Indian Employment and Development")
![["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")
![["Fred is proposing a training program but emphasizes that the actual cost breakdown has not been estimated yet. He suggests that if trainees have a high school education and some background knowledge, they can receive advanced training quickly. Fred hopes that the BIA will convert an existing facility for the program to save costs. He also mentions that resumes of training personnel will be sent soon and asks what type of trainee the Bureau wants trained in order to provide a detailed cost section per trainee."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_41_12_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201966/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_41_12_0021_thumbnail.jpg "Proposal for Training Program for Indians at Tinker Air Field")
![["LaDonna Harris, wife of Oklahoma senator Harris, recently gave a speech urging support for the programs sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity (Office of Economic Opportunity.). Ladonna Harris spoke of her personal experiences observing the positive effects of the programs, particularly on young people and minorities. She concluded by saying that people can support the Office of Economic Opportunity. by becoming involved in its programs."]](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_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Mrs. Fred R. Harris Appreciates Mrs. Hazel Markel's Column")
![["The document contains a letter from a senator to a member of the Cherokee Nation, thanking them for their testimony in support of a bill that would provide for the US to hold certain lands in trust for the Cherokee Nation. The senator assures the Cherokee Nation that he will do what he can to see that the bill is approved."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0000-Legislation,%20S.%201848,%20Land%20Held%20in%20Trust%20for%20Cherokee%20Nation,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Letter: GBP to W.W. Keeler, discussing the Chilocco Bill")
![["The document describes Senator Fred Harris's support for a bill concerning the Chilocco Indian school. He has written to the Senate conferees urging them to accept the position of Ed Edmondson, who is representing the Cherokee Nation. Senator Harris enclosed copies of his letter to Senator McGovern and Senator McGovern's reply to him."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0000-Legislation,%20S.%201848,%20Land%20Held%20in%20Trust%20for%20Cherokee%20Nation,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Ed Edmondson's Response to the Cherokee Nation's Request for Congressional Action on the Chilocco Bill")
![["The Harrises visited an experimental school in Washington, D.C. that is using a new teaching system. The system groups children in classrooms set up in clusters of four, and each group is taught by a team of teachers and interns. The school's new principal, Kenneth Haskins, told the Harrises that the school's goal is to give their children a good education."]](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_0019_thumbnail.jpg "Mrs. Dwight Vandenbark's Request for Information")
![["The Morgan Community School in Washington, D.C., is an experimental school that is having trouble with staffing and community involvement. The principal says that the school will fail unless major changes are made. The main problems are that the school needs more experienced teachers, and there is limited community involvement in the school's affairs."]](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_0024_thumbnail.jpg "Mrs. Fred R. Harris' Oklahoma City Trip")
![["The document is from Bill Keeler, the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, to Senator Fred Harris. Keeler thanks Harris for introducing a bill to provide that certain lands of the Chilocco Indian School be held in trust. Keeler says he appreciates all the help Harris is giving the Cherokees."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0000-Legislation,%20S.%201848,%20Land%20Held%20in%20Trust%20for%20Cherokee%20Nation,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Letter: Earl Bey Pierce to Ed Edmondson discussing the matter of the Chilocco School property.")
