Kathryn Jones Harrison
American tribal leader
About Kathryn Jones Harrison
Lived 1924 – 2023 (aged 98–99). Kathryn Jones Harrison was a civil rights advocate.
Kathryn Jones Harrison (March 28, 1924 – May 21, 2023) was a leader of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.
Early life and education Kathryn May Jones was born in Corvallis, Oregon, on March 28, 1924. Her parents died from an influenza pandemic when she was ten years old. She was abused in foster care in Buxton, Oregon, before she attended Salem's Chemawa Indian School. She has also been named an Oregon History Maker by the Oregon Historical Society.
On June 10, 2021, the superintendent of the Corvallis (OR) School Board recommended that Jaguar Elementary (formerly Jefferson Elementary) be renamed Kathryn Harrison Elementary. A naming ceremony took place at the school on May 5, 2022, with Kathryn in attendance.
Harrison died on May 21, 2023, at the age of 99.
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American tribal leader (1924–2023)
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Kathryn Jones Harrison was born in 1924.
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Kathryn Jones Harrison was a civil rights advocate.
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