1. Indigenous Community Faces Refusals from Hospitals: Senator's Wife Advocates for Change in Healthcare Discrimination Identifier: CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0042 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Fred R. Harris Collection Title: Indigenous Community Faces Refusals from Hospitals: Senator's Wife Advocates for Change in Healthcare Discrimination Date: 1967-01-01 Creator: unknown Names: Shawnee Indians Topic: Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 90th (1967-1969)
![["Mrs. LaDonna Harris, wife of junior Oklahoma Senator Fred R. Harris, expressed concern over instances where Indians were turned away from hospitals due to lack of insurance. She encouraged people to report such incidents and offered her assistance as a member of various organizations working on Indian Opportunity and poverty issues. She highlighted the need for better health facilities in the Little Axe area and urged community members to reach out to her for help."]](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_0042_thumbnail.jpg "Indigenous Community Faces Refusals from Hospitals: Senator's Wife Advocates for Change in Healthcare Discrimination")