Early Years
Harjo was born on June 2, 1945 in El Reno, Oklahoma and lived on her Muscogee family's allotment near Beggs, Oklahoma. Her great-grandfather was the Cheyenne Chief Bull Bear.
Between the ages of 12 and 16 she lived in Naples, Italy where her father was stationed while in the US Army. Upon her return to the States, Harjo moved to New York City, where she worked in radio and the theater.
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“Parents ... are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don’t fulfil the promise of their early years.”
—Anthony Powell (b. 1905)