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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Mrs. Fred R. Harris, President of LH, Visits with Joan Larson, Acting Director of Community Relations for VISTA
- Date:
- 1967-07-27
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Chippewa Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- The Office of Economic Opportunity. and the American Indian: A Plea for Support
- Date:
- 1967-08-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0035
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Invitation to Address the Unitarian Women's Day Alliance on Native American Community Concerns
- Date:
- 1967-08-07
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Banks and banking--United States, 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_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Letter: Fred Harris 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.
- Date:
- 1967-08-22
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Okla.)
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_80_14_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- The Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Has Reported a Considerably Altered Chilocco Bill
- Date:
- 1967-08-23
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0048
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- University of Oklahoma's Prestigious Collection of American Indian Art Embarks on Tour
- Date:
- 1967-08-30
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Land use--Planning, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0043
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Apology for Missed Meeting and Request for Address Update from Tulsa Indian Women's Club Member
- Date:
- 1967-09-13
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0067
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Letter Inviting Mrs. Fred Harris to Guthrie Job Corps Center's One-Year Birthday Celebration
- Date:
- 1967-09-15
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0055
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Apology and Invitation to NCAI's Annual Convention
- Date:
- 1967-09-26
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Banks and banking--United States
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
![["The wives of two U.S. senators are touring Minnesota Indian reservations as part of a three-day tour. They visited Prairie Island Monday, where they saw the new housing project and asked about educational and health conditions. They also met with some of the families living on the reservation and heard about some of the challenges they face."]](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_0011_thumbnail.jpg "Mrs. Fred R. Harris, President of LH, Visits with Joan Larson, Acting Director of Community Relations for VISTA")
![["Bill Glover, an Oklahoma Native American, spoke out against discrimination against Native Americans at a vocational guidance institute sponsored by the Tulsa Employers' Association. He said that many Native Americans are held back by poverty and poor health, and that the image of Native Americans as drunken and lazy is unfair. Some of Glover's audience disagreed with him, but others said they had never heard of discrimination against Native Americans until Glover spoke about it."]](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_0010_thumbnail.jpg "The Office of Economic Opportunity. and the American Indian: A Plea for Support")
![["Mrs. Jerrell, as chairman of the Unitarian Women's Day Alliance, is inviting LaDonna Harris to address their group on the work she is doing with Indians on October 19th or November 16th at noon. They are willing to accommodate a date after the first of the year if needed. Mrs. Jerrell emphasizes the importance of the Indian community and the need for more and better help to be provided."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Meetings%20Declined,%20June-December,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0035_thumbnail.jpg "Invitation to Address the Unitarian Women's Day Alliance on Native American Community Concerns")
![["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 author is discussing the Chilocco Bill, which would give the federal government control of some land currently owned by a Native American tribe. The author says that the Senate has appointed conferees to negotiate the bill, but that the House has not yet done so. The author urges the reader to call the Senate conferees and stress the importance of keeping the tribe's mineral rights, as giving them up would impede the tribe's development."]](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_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Letter: Fred Harris 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.")
![["University of Oklahoma Alumni luncheon featuring astronaut Owen K Garriott Among those pictured are Garriott, Page Belcher, and Fred R. Harris"]](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_0009_thumbnail.jpg "The Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Has Reported a Considerably Altered Chilocco Bill")
![["The University of Oklahoma Museum of Art's collection of American Indian paintings will be on display at the Oklahoma Art Center from September 23 to October 1. The collection, considered prestigious, has been exhibited in Europe multiple times. In addition to the paintings, the center will also feature steel sculptures by OU graduates and works by other artists. The paintings have been shown in various countries through exhibitions organized by the U.S. Information Agency and other cultural organizations."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Meetings%20Declined,%20June-December,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0048_thumbnail.jpg "University of Oklahoma's Prestigious Collection of American Indian Art Embarks on Tour")
![["LaDonna Harris apologizes for missing the first meeting of the Tulsa Indian Women's Club and requests a change of address. She expresses pride in being a member and asks to be kept informed of future activities. Mrs. Zufall sends a reminder about the next meeting and encourages members to participate in the program."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Meetings%20Declined,%20June-December,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0043_thumbnail.jpg "Apology for Missed Meeting and Request for Address Update from Tulsa Indian Women's Club Member")
![["The letter is from Charlyce King, the Center Director of Guthrie Job Corps Center, inviting LaDonna and Fred Harris to the center's one-year-old birthday celebration on October 20. Charlyce mentions the positive impact the center is having on the young women there and recalls working together in the past. She also mentions a former student, Doris Redelk Nelson, who is doing well and expresses a desire for LaDonna and Fred Harris to visit the center."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Meetings%20Declined,%20June-December,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0067_thumbnail.jpg "Letter Inviting Mrs. Fred Harris to Guthrie Job Corps Center's One-Year Birthday Celebration")
![["LaDonna Harris receives a letter from John Belindo apologizing for not inviting her to the National Congress of American Indians' Annual Convention. Belindo expresses regret for the oversight and hopes she will still consider attending. Harris responds graciously, expressing her understanding and appreciation for the invitation."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Meetings%20Declined,%20June-December,%201967/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_283_8_0055_thumbnail.jpg "Apology and Invitation to NCAI's Annual Convention")