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This letter, dated July 21, 1958, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Colonel Lynn W. Pine of the US Army Corps of Engineers requests, on behalf of Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Carl Whitman Jr., the installation of road signs to help with the loss of cattle and calves on reservation roads. Burdick informs Pine that he has also brought this issue up to the US Bureau of Indian Affairs. A handwritten note at the top of the letter reads, "Carl Whitman."
See also:
Letter from Carl Whitman, Jr. to Representative Burdick Requesting Road Signs to Help Prevent Cars from Hitting Cattle, July 18, 1958
Letter from Representative Burdick to Carl Whitman, Jr. Regarding Request for Road Signs to Help Prevent Cars from Hitting Cattle, July 21, 1958
Date of Work
7-21-1958
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, ranchers, cattle, calves, roads, road signs, careless driving
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, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Bureau of Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Carl Whitman Jr., Usher Burdick, Lynn W. Pine
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Letter from Representative Burdick to Lynn W. Pine Regarding Road Sign Request from Carl Whitman, Jr., July 21, 1958" (1958). Usher Burdick Papers. 347.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/347