US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
Sponsor
Daniel K. Inouye
Committee
Select Committee on Indian Affairs
Congress
100th Congress, 1st Session
Files
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Description
This report from the United States (US) Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, dated November 19, 1987, includes a hearing transcript regarding the status of the Three Affiliated Tribes and the Standing Rock Nation in terms of just compensation for their taken lands. The hearing covers debate among the committee members regarding additional compensation for the tribes and it includes statements from members of the Three Affiliated Tribes and the Standing Rock Nation. Some committee members express concern about the amount of compensation requested for the tribes and the means of producing those funds. The issue of unfulfilled promises made by the United States government to the tribes prior to removal from their land is discussed. Included in the report are prepared statements from tribal members, letters from the department of the interior and the civil works department of the army, and The Taken Land booklet.
Publication Date
11-19-1987
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Standing Rock Sioux, Standing Rock Nation, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ, JTAC, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Oahe Dam, irrigation, just compensation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Standing Rock Sioux, Standing Rock Nation, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ, US Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Daniel K. Inouye, Daiel J. Evans, John Melcher, Dennis DeConcini, Quentin N. Burdick, Thomas A. Daschle, Frank H. Murkowski, John McCain, Alan P. Parker, Patricia M. Zell, Joe Mentor Jr., William Clagett, John S. Doyle, Edward Lone Fight, Frank Ryan, Allen White Lightening, Mary Louise Wilson, Reginald Bird Horse, Morgan Dubrow, Charles W. Murphy, George S. Mickelson
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
United States Congress, Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs. Final Report of the Garrison Unit Joint Tribal Advisory Committee: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate. 100th Cong., 1st sess., S. Hrg. 500. November 19, 1987. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/125/.
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