Suzan Shown Harjo
Birthday: 1945-06-02 Place of Birth: El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Synopsis
Suzan Shown Harjo (born June 2, 1945) (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee) is an advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres (4,000 km²) of tribal lands. After co-producing the first American Indian news show in the nation for WBAI radio while living in New York City, and producing other shows and theater, in 1974 she moved to Washington, D.C., to work on national policy issues. She served as Congressional liaison for Indian affairs in the President Jimmy Carter administration and later as president of the National Council of American Indians.
Acting
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
Examining the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond.
