Letter to Senator Fred Harris from a Vista Volunteer in Arizona, 1966
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_14_0017
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Letter to Senator Fred Harris from a Vista Volunteer in Arizona, 1966
- Date Created:
- 1965-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1965-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/57
- Description:
- The letter is from a Vista Volunteer working on the Navajo reservation in Oklahoma, expressing frustration with the lack of cooperation from the Navajo people and the difficulty of their work. The volunteer mentions the positive impact of government programs on the reservation but also highlights the challenges they face in trying to help the community. They urge Senator Fred Harris to continue fighting for the Oklahoma Indians and express disappointment in the lack of support from Vista in allowing them to stay where they are needed.
- Names:
- Navajo Tribe of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_14_0000, Box 14, Folder 17, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
