US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
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87th Congress, 2d Session
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Description
This United States (US) public law (Public Law 87-695), passed on September 25, 1962, allowed for the members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation to graze stock without charge on lands formerly owned by them but taken for the Garrison Dam project. This public law further allows members of the Three Affiliated Tribes to lease these lands for grazing to members or non-members of the tribe. These grazing rights are subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior.
Publication Date
9-25-1962
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, grazing rights, livestock, land restoration
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Army, US Secretary of the Interior
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Disciplines
American Politics | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | Law and Politics | Native American Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
An Act to Provide for the Use of Lands in the Garrison Dam Project by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Public Law 695. Statues at Large 76, (1962): 594. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/109/
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