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- 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)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_197_3_005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Establishment of the Carlisle Indian School National Monument
- Date:
- 1970-10-30
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Osage Nation
- Topic:
- Foreign relations, Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_235_14_017
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Adult Education Proposal for the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council: Correspondence and Responses
- Date:
- 1971-06-03
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Ojibwa Indians, Hopi Nation
- Topic:
- Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Foreign relations
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
![["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")
![["The letter is from Sylvester J. Tinker, Principal Chief of the Osage Tribe of Indians, expressing support for the establishment of the Carlisle Indian School National Monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The letter was acknowledged by Frank Cowan, Jr., Legislative Assistant to Senator Fred R. Harris, who promised to bring the matter to the Senator's attention. The proposed legislation is currently pending in the House Armed Services Committee."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_197_3_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Education,%20Indian%20Schools,%201970/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_197_3_005_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding the Establishment of the Carlisle Indian School National Monument")
![["The document consists of correspondence between Senator Fred R. Harris and Mr. Gregory LaVallie, Chairman of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council, regarding an Adult Education Proposal for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has provided funding for the program, which includes services for academic and practical knowledge, counseling, community information, and testing. Senator Harris expresses his support for the proposal and indicates that funding is contingent on availability."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_235_14_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Education,%20B-Z,%201971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_235_14_017_thumbnail.jpg "Adult Education Proposal for the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council: Correspondence and Responses")