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This letter, dated July 21, 1958, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Carl Whitman, Jr. informs Whitman that Burdick spoke to Robert Trier of the US Bureau of Indian Affairs and Trier said that the Fort Berthold Indian Agency has money for these road signs and that the people of the Fort Berthold Reservation have the right to spend this money for the purpose of installing needed road signs. The money needed for this project is in the Road Maintenance Fund. There is a handwritten note at the top of the letter.
See also:
Letter from Representative Burdick to Lynn W. Pine Regarding Road Sign Request from Carl Whitman, Jr., July 21, 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, Fort Berthold Indian Agency, Road Maintenance Fund
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 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Berthold Indian Agency
People Referenced
Usher Burdick, Carl Whitman Jr., Robert Trier
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Letter from Representative Burdick to Carl Whitman, Jr. Regarding Request for Road Signs to Help Prevent Cars from Hitting Cattle, July 21, 1958" (1958). Usher Burdick Papers. 348.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/348