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This statement, dated March15, 1950, by the Tribal Business Council of The Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation concerns flood relief related to the Garrison Dam. The statement notes the Tribal Business Council's acceptance of Public Law 437, then outlines a proposed program to assist families affected by flooding. The plan includes a section on credit, a tribal lands program, and a water development program. The document includes detailed tables with data related to this proposed program. The document also includes a resolution signed by members of the Tribal Business Council.
Date of Work
3-15-1950
Keywords
water development, Public Law 437, flood relief, flooding, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, US House Joint Resolution 33, Missouri River, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Civil Functions Act, US War Department, Knife River, US Army Corps of Engineers
Organizations Referenced
Tribal Business Council, US Secretary of the Interior, US Treasury, Elbowoods, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US War Department, US Secretary of War, US Army Corps of Engineers, Commission of Indian Affairs,
People Referenced
Carl Whitman, Joseph Packneau, Mark Mahto, James Hall, R. W. Quinn, Louis Pick, B. J. Youngbird, Ben Heart, James Driver
Recommended Citation
Tribal Business Council of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, "Statement by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council Regarding Flood Relief, March 15, 1950" (1950). Usher Burdick Papers. 1.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/1