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This letter, dated October 12, 1953, from Laura Page Knudson, Legislative Assistant to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick, to Harry A. Sellery Jr., Chief Council of the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, concerns Lillie Wolf. Knudson writes that she has gathered enough material to reply to Wolf's letter thanks to the leads provided by Sellery.
See also: Letter from Representative Burdick to Lillie Wolf Regarding Her Refusal to Relocate from Taking Area to be Flooded by Garrison Dam, October 12, 1953
Date of Work
10-12-1953
Keywords
Elbowoods, flooding, relocation, land acquisition, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, land program, relocation costs, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Indian Bureau
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Indian Bureau
People Referenced
Lillie E. Wolf, Usher Burdick, Laura Page Knudson, Harry A. Sellery Jr.
Recommended Citation
Knudson, Laura Page, "Letter from Laura Knudson to Harry Sellery Regarding Lillie Wolf, October 12, 1953" (1953). Usher Burdick Papers. 459.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/459