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This letter dated January 18, 1950, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to the US Bureau of Indian Affairs refers to an enclosed letter “showing the troubles that farmers outside of the Fort Berthold Reservation are having with horses owned by Indians of the reservation.” Burdick writes that he believes the matter can be “solved satisfactorily” by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The letter referred to as enclosed was not found with this letter in Burdick's papers.
See also:
Letter from Representative Burdick to H.A. Rustad Regarding Troubles with Reservation Horses, January 18, 1950
Letter from William E. Warne to Senator Langer Regarding Depredation by Horses from the Fort Berthold Reservation, Undated (in the William Langer Collection)
Date of Work
1-18-1950
Keywords
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, inundate, inundation, flooding, horses, depredation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Usher Burdick
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher, "Letter from Representative Burdick to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Regarding Troubles with Reservation Horses, January 18, 1950" (1950). Usher Burdick Papers. 466.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/466