Wesley D'Ewart

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This letter, dated March 12, 1956, from United States (US) Secretary of the Interior Wesley D'Ewart to US Representative and Chair of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Clair Engle provides a report on US House Resolution 9324 (H. R. 9324), as requested. The bill grants grazing, fishing, and hunting rights to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in the taking area, land that was taken by the US government for use in construction of the Garrison Dam and its accompanying reservoir. A handwritten note on the letter reads, "Fort Berthold."

See also:

Letter from Percy Rappaport to Clair Engle Regarding US House Resolution 9324, March 12, 1956

Date of Work

3-12-1956

Keywords

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation (South Dakota), Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Wakpa Waste Oyanke, US House Resolution 8324, H. R. 9324, hunting rights, grazing rights, fishing rights, the taking area, The Taking Act, US Public Law 437, PL-437, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Oahe Reservoir, Oahe Dam

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation (South Dakota), Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Wakpa Waste Oyanke, US Department of the Interior, US House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

People Referenced

Wesley D'Ewart, Clair Engle

Letter from Wesley D'Ewart to Clair Engle Regarding US House Resolution 9324, March 12, 1956

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