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This letter, dated February 17, 1956, from Three Affiliated Tribes member Lille Eaton Wolf to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick, expresses Wolf's dissatisfaction with actions of the Tribal Council and her opposition to US Senate Bill 2151, and describes conditions on the reservation and her sadness at losing the tribes' homelands to the Garrison Dam. She asks Burdick for help in resolving the problems facing the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.

See also:

Letter from Representative Burdick to Lillie Wolf Regarding Garrison Dam Relocations, March 23, 1956

Date of Work

2-17-1956

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

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

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