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This letter, dated May 26, 1953, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to James Black Dog explains that Burdick has not previously replied to Black Dog's letter because Burdick had telegrammed US President Eisenhower concerning the order issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers that people in area to be flooded would have to relocate before July 1, 1953. Burdick goes on to write that the order will have to be obeyed and that the only relief may be to apply for extensions. He recommends that Black Dog's sister [Lillie Wolf] write to Graham Holmes, the Area Counsel at Aberdeen, about her case.

See also:

Letter from James Black Dog to Representative Burdick Regarding Lillie Wolf, May 11, 1953

Date of Work

5-26-1953

Keywords

Elbowoods, relocation, flooding, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish

People Referenced

Usher Burdick, James Black Dog, Graham Holmes, Lillie Wolf

Letter from Representative Burdick to James Black Dog Regarding Relocations Due to Planned Inundation, May 26, 1953

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