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This letter dated April 19, 1948, from Three Affiliated Tribes Claims Legislative Council Chairperson Martin Cross to United States Senator Langer, asks Langer to review the enclosed resolution passed by the council. The letter and resolution pertain to the Garrison Dam project. The letter states that the Garrison Dam project has moved forward ignoring Indian Laws, rights, and due process. The letter is marked as urgent as the deadline for the Three Affiliated Tribes to accept or reject the proposed Garrison Dam contract is set for June 1, 1948. The resolution is enclosed with this document.
Date of Work
4-19-1948
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 Diversion, Three Affiliated Tribes Claims Legislative Council, resolution, compensation, taken land, Senate Joint Resolution 79, S.J. 79. Wheeler-Howard Act
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Claims Legislative Council, US Committee on Indian Affairs, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, US Supreme Court, US War Department, US Department of the Interior
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer, Felix Cohen, Floyd Montclair, Percy Rush
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Letter from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Enclosing a Resolution Passed by the Claims Legislative Council Regarding the Garrison Dam Contract, April 19, 1948" (1948). William Langer Papers. 387.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/387