LaDonna Harris

In Support of the Indian Child Welfare Act

I am outraged by Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. As a lifelong civil rights activist, I remember the struggle to pass the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 and the reasons it is still so badly needed to protect our families and Native American cultures....

May 01, 2013

Video: Johnny Depp Speaks to the Gathering of Nations

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April 28, 2013

The 30th Annual Gathering of Nations closed last night, April 27, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after another hugely successful run...

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Ellsbury Makes a Major Comeback Jacoby Ellsbury, the first Major League Baseball player of Navajo descent and a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was named the American L...

Comanche With a Cause: LaDonna Harris Receives Spirit of the Heard Award

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Since her Depression-era childhood in an Oklahoma dust bowl farm town, LaDonna Harris has been a crusader devoting her life to building coalitions that create change...

Photos and Videos: Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearance at Comanche Nation Parade

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September 30, 2012

Actor Johnny Depp, who is portraying Tonto in The Lone Ranger , coming to theaters in 2013, made an unannounced appearance on Saturday at the Comanche Nation Fair in Lawton, Oklaho...

Johnny Depp Adopted Into Comanche Nation

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May 21, 2012

Actor Johnny Depp , who will play Tonto in the upcoming film version of The Lone Ranger , has been adopted by the Comanche Nation...

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