Ladonna Harris: Indian 101
Comanche activist LaDonna Harris led an extensive life of Native political and social activism, and is now passing on her traditional cultural and leadership values to a new generation of emerging Indigenous leaders.
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Ladonna Harris’s activism began in Oklahoma, fighting segregation and assisting grassroots Native and women’s groups. She continued her work in Washington DC where she helped to introduce landmark programs and legislation including tribal land return claims, improving education and healthcare for Native Americans, ending job discrimination against women, and protecting environmental resources for tribes. Using interviews, archival footage and photographs, Ladonna Harris: Indian 101 celebrates Harris’s life and the personal struggles that led her to become a voice for Native people. The film highlights her contemporary work to strengthen and rebuild indigenous communities and train emerging Native leaders around the world.