Papers, ca. 1974-[ongoing].

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Papers, ca. 1974-[ongoing].

Correspondence, books and reports, clip files, and video/audiotapes, relating to Harris and Americans for Indian Opportunity, focusing on promotion of economic self-sufficiency for American Indian tribes/individuals and political self-government for members of American Indian tribes.

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Hobbs, Straus, Dean, and Walker

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Harris, LaDonna

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Comanche health reformer, women's rights worker; executive director, Americans for Indian Opportunity. From the description of Papers, ca. 1974-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70953421 LaDonna Vita Tabbytite Harris, born February 15, 1931, in Cotton County, Oklahoma, is a Comanche national and social activist who has advocated for the empowerment of Native Americans. In 1970, she founded Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), and has served as its president for th...

Americans for Indian Opportunity

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LaDonna Harris in AIO DC office, circa 1973 (Box 5, Folder 14) LaDonna Vita Tabbytite Harris, born February 15, 1931, in Cotton County, Oklahoma, is a Comanche national and social activist who has advocated for the empowerment of Native Americans. In 1970, she founded Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), and has served as its president for the past four decades. In the 1950s, Harris helped organize the campaign to desegregate Lawton, Oklahoma....