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Date of Work
02/01/1952
Description
This newspaper article, published in the Aberdeen (S.D.) American News on February 1, 1952, reports that Representative Usher L. Burdick (R-ND) announced a legal test case to determine whether displaced Native Americans retain oil rights to land inundated by the Garrison Dam reservoir in North Dakota. The article notes that Congress approved “$12,500,000” in compensation to the tribes for land taken for the reservoir and highlights ongoing disagreements over mineral rights and revenue distribution among tribal members and federal authorities.
Date of Work
Spring 2-1-1952
Keywords
American Indians, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Native Americans, Congress, House of Representatives, legislation, legislative process, Indian oil rights, Garrison Dam, land compensation, Native American mineral rights, Tribal Land Claims, federal Indian policy, U.S. Congress compensation, Oil Revenue Distribution, North Dakota Tribes, Displaced tribes, 1950s Indian Legal Cases, Oil discovery, Exploitation of Indians, Tribal Rights, Justice for Indians, Minority Rights, Tribal Sovereignty.
Organizations Referenced
Fort Berthold Reservation (North Dakota), U.S. Congress, U.S. Government / Federal Authorities
People Referenced
Jim Black Dog, Rufus Stevenson, Oscar Burr, Percy Bush, Usher L. Burdick
Disciplines
American Politics | Arts and Humanities | History | Indigenous Studies | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science
Recommended Citation
author unknown, "Test Case Planned on Indian Rights, February 1, 1952" (1952). Usher Burdick Papers. 566.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/566
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