US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
Sponsor
Clinton P. Anderson
Committee
US Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Congress
83d Congress, 1st Session
Files
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Description
This report, dated January 16, 1953, from the United States (US) Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs provides the findings from an investigation of attorney contracts and other contracts with Indigenous nations in the US. One section of the report addresses the actions of James E. Curry who had dealings with the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation when they were seeking representation over the construction of the Garrison Dam.
Publication Date
1-16-1953
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, James E. Curry, Ralph Case, legal counsel, legal representation, contract, investigation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
People Referenced
Clinton P. Anderson, Russell B. Long, Arthur V. Watkins, Joseph O’Mahoney, James E. Curry, Felix S. Cohen, Ralph Case, Carl Whitman, Ruth Bronson
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. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Attorney Contracts with Indian Tribes. 83rd Cong., 1st sess., S. Rep. 8. January 16, 1953. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/151/.
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