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This letter, dated April 17, 1956, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross thanks Cross for sending the tribal resolution. Burdick says that he does not want to quarrel with Cross or any members of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Burdick is concerned about getting money to tribal members in time for planting crops. Burdick says that he wants to see justice for everybody.
See also:
Letter from Martin Cross to Representative Burdick Enclosing Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council April 6 Tribal Resolution, April 11, 1956
Date of Work
4-17-1956
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, US Senate Bill 2151, S. 2151, per capita payments, farming, ranching, planting, crops
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
Usher Burdick, Martin Cross
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Letter from Representative Burdick to Martin Cross Regarding Per Capita Payment and the Current Tribal Conflict, April 17, 1956" (1956). Usher Burdick Papers. 254.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/254