Authorizing Enrolled Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., to Acquire Trust Interests in Tribal Lands of the Reservation, and for Other Purposes

Authors

United States Congress
US Senate

Sponsor

Richard L. Neuberger

Committee

US Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

Congress

86th Congress, 1st Session

Files

Description

This report submitted by the United States (US) Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated September 1, 1959, was written to accompany Senate Bill 1352 which proposed (with the consent of the Three Affiliated Tribes tribal council) to authorize enrolled tribal members to acquire tribal lands. Many who were relocated due to the construction of the Garrison Dam did not have adequate funds to reestablish themselves in their new location. Since it is prohibited to sell the tribal lands of an organized tribe, US Senate Bill 1528 would allow for individual tribal members to purchase tribal land to establish farms or ranches. This report provides a summary of the purpose of the bill along with proposed amendments to the bill. This bill did not become public law.

Publication Date

9-1-1959

Keywords

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, relocation, trust interests, sell, land, economic hardship

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior, US Bureau of the Budget

People Referenced

Richard L. Neuberger, James E. Murray, Roger Ernst, Phillip S. Hughes

Publisher

Government Printing Office

Disciplines

American Politics | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | Law and Politics | Native American Studies | United States History

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Authorizing Enrolled Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak to Acquire Trust Interests in Tribal Lands of the Reservation

Recommended Citation

US Congress, Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Authorizing Enrolled Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., to Acquire Trust Interests in Tribal Lands of the Reservation, and for Other Purposes. Cong., 1st sess., S. Rep. 865. September, 1 1959. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/101/.