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This letter dated January 11, 1950, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Leonard R. Trainer, Director of Food Distribution Programs for the US Department of Agriculture, refers to an enclosed resolution from the Advisory Committee of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa asking for additional quantities of food commodities. Burdick notes that it appears North Dakota will have a hard winter and asks Trainer to provide food for the tribes of North Dakota so they will not have the same hardship as previous winters.
The resolution Burdick refers to was not found with this letter in the Burdick papers.
A handwritten note precedes the letter that has Trainer's department and title.
Date of Work
1-11-1950
Keywords
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwagfood, commodities, food commodities, surplus, Turtle Mountain Consolidated Agency, resolution, Advisory Committee
Organizations Referenced
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag, US Department of Agriculture, Food Distribution Programs, Product and Marketing Administration
People Referenced
Leonard R. Trainer
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Letter from Representative Burdick to Leonard Trainer Regarding Food Commodities, January 11, 1950" (1950). Usher Burdick Papers. 395.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/395