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This handwritten letter, dated March 1, 1956, from Philip Atkins of Raub, North Dakota, to "whom it may concern" (filed with United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick's papers) indicates that a group from the Three Affiliated Tribes is sending an "outside delegation" to Washington, D.C. for the benefit of "everyone in the reservation." This delegation is being led by Frank Heart because the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council would not help with the matter. The problem relates to an unfulfilled promise made by the railroad to provide transportation to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes. A handwritten note on the letter reads, "Railroad."
Date of Work
3-1-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, delegation, Washington D.C., railroad, transportation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council
People Referenced
Philip Atkins, Usher Burdick, Oscar Burr, Frank Heart, Philip Snow
Recommended Citation
Atkins, Philip, "Letter from Philip Atkins to Representative Burdick Regarding Unfulfilled Railroad Promise to Give Free Transportation to Three Affiliated Tribes, March 1, 1956" (1956). Usher Burdick Papers. 213.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/213