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This letter, dated March 23, 1956, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Three Affiliated Tribes member Lillie Eaton Wolf explains that Burdick has spoken with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation about matters discussed in Wolf's letters and that he has heard a lot of opposition to US Senate Bill 2151. Burdick writes that he favors a per-capita payment of $200 so that tribal members can get their crops in.

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Letter from Lillie Wolf to Representative Burdick Regarding Garrison Dam Relocations, February 17, 1956

Date of Work

3-23-1956

Keywords

Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, relocation, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, per capita payments, US S. 2151

Organizations Referenced

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

People Referenced

Lillie E. Wolf, Lillie Eaton Wolf, Usher Burdick, Frank Heart, Ben Youngbird, Carl Whitman, John Wilkerson

Letter from Representative Burdick to Lillie Wolf Regarding US Senate Bill 2151, March 23, 1956

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