Settlement of Indian Estates Tedious Job, March 22, 1951.

Authors

• Unknown

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Date of Work

03/22/1951

Description

This newspaper article, published on March 22, 1951, circulated by the “Western Press Clipping Exchange” in Minneapolis, explains the complex legal and administrative challenges of settling Native American estates in North Dakota. The article highlights how ownership became so divided that individuals now inherit fractions as small as 4/2,835 of a property, and the complications that arise when heirs die before estates are settled, making probate a tedious and highly mathematical task.

Date of Work

3-22-1951

Keywords

Indian independence, Native American policy, Native American Reservation system, Tribal self-governance, Federal supervision, North Dakota, Tribal Rights, Native American Property Rights, Tribal Authority, Tribal Autonomy, Tribal Sovereignty, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Native American legal representation, Indigenous legal representation.

Organizations Referenced

Fort Berthold Reservation, Standing Rock Reservation, Fort Totten Reservation, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Fort Yates, Fort Peck, MHA Nation, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Nueta, Sahnish, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Three Affiliated Tribes, Standing Rock Nation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Spirit Lake Nation, Spirit Lake Oyate, Fort Peck Tribes, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

People Referenced

J.R. Graves, Mrs. Mary K. Louder

Disciplines

American Politics | Arts and Humanities | History | Indigenous Studies | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Settlement of Indian Estates Tedious Job, March 22, 1951." (1951). Usher Burdick Papers. 572.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/572