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This letter, dated April 27, 1956, from Secretary of the United States (US) Army Wilbur Brucker to US Representative Clair Engle, chairperson of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, provides commentary from the Department of the US Army regarding US House Resolution 9324 (H. R. 9324), as requested. H. R. 9324 would allow for members of the Three Affiliated Tribes to graze livestock on reservation lands taken by the US Government for the construction of the Garrison Dam. The letter provides the opinion of the US Army on the matter.
Date of Work
4-27-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, grazing livestock, taken lands, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, the taking act, US Public Law 437, PL-437, US House Resolution 9324, H. R. 9324
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Army, US House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
People Referenced
Clair Engle, Wilbur Brucker
Recommended Citation
Brucker, Wilbur, "Letter from Wilbur Brucker to Clair Engle Responding to Engle's Request for a Report from the Department of the Army with Respect to US House Resolution 9324, April 27, 1956" (1956). Usher Burdick Papers. 276.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/276
Comments
Clair Engle's name is misspelled in this letter as "Clara" Engle