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This public relations press release dated 1946, from the United States (US) Army Corps of Engineers, regarding lieu lands related to the Garrison Dam states that the US War Department and the US Department of Interior have arrived at a proposal. This proposal would give the affected 300 families of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation lieu lands from Oliver and Mercer counties to replace lands that will be flooded by the Garrison Dam. The release states that these lands were selected following a survey of nearly 600,000 acres and that these lands are comparable in quality to the lands that will be flooded. The proposal also give details about the lands that will be used from these two US counties including the names of the relevant towns and the amount of white farmers who will be affected. The release concludes that effected tribal members should expect little hardship from both the quality of the new lands and the relocation process.

A handwritten note at the top of the document reads, "Indians" and "Garrison Dam."

See also:

Letter from Colonel Wannamaker to Senator Langer regarding lieu lands related to the Garrison Dam, December 4, 1946

Date of Work

1946

Keywords

United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States War Department, United States Department of Interior, Oliver County, Mercer County, District Engineers, Missouri River, lieu lands, relocation, Stanton, Hensler, Sanger, Price, 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, Dunn, McKenzie, Bureau of Reclamation, Knife River

Organizations Referenced

United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States War Department, United States Department of Interior, Oliver County, Mercer County, District Engineers, Stanton, Hensler, Sanger, Price, 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, Dunn, McKenzie, Bureau of Reclamation

People Referenced

WW Wannamaker, Lewis A Pick

Disciplines

Political History | United States History

Public Relations Press Release from US Army Corps of Engineers Regarding Lieu Lands in Oliver and Mercer Counties, 1946

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