Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Army Pursuant to Section 206(b) of the Fort Berthold Mineral Restoration Act, Public Law 98-602 (1984)

Authors

United States Department of the Interior
US Department of the Army (Civil Works)
US Department of Indian Affairs

Congress

114th Congress, 1st Session

Files

Description

This Memorandum of Agreement, dated May 6, 2015, from the United States (US) Department of the Interior, the US Department of the Army (Civil Works), and the US Department of Indian Affairs, outlines the process by which a portion of land that was taken from the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation for construction and operation of the Garrison Dam be returned to the Three Affiliated Tribes. The authority of this return is granted by the Fort Berthold Mineral Restoration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-602).

Publication Date

5-6-2015

Keywords

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Reservoir Project, Lake Sakakawea, land back, land transfer, mineral restoration, Fort Berthold Mineral Restoration Act

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Department of the Interior, US Department of the Army (Civil Works), US Department of Indian Affairs

People Referenced

Jo-Ellen Darcy, Kevin K. Washburn

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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Recommended Citation

US Department of the Interior, US Department of the Army (Civil Works), US Department of Indian Affairs. Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Army Pursuant to Section 206(b) of the Fort Berthold Mineral Restoration Act, Public Law 98-602 (1984). 114th Cong., 1st sess. May 6, 2015. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/139/.