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This letter dated February 15, 1949, from William Zimmerman to United States (US) Senator William Langer, Zimmerman lists organizations currently working on similar plans, including the Missouri River Basin Investigations Staff of the Indian Service, the Indian Service, and US Congress. This letter is in regards to Burton Wilcox's plan for the relocation of The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation tribal members. He also notes that US HJ Res 33 is related to these goals. He concludes by writing that Wilcox's proposal is thoughtful and that he should forward it to Allan G. Harper, the Assistant Regional Director of the Indian Service.
The document has a handwritten note at the top that reads "Indians."
See also:
Letter from Senator Langer to William Zimmerman Regarding Wilcox Relocation Plan, February 3, 1949
Letter from Senator Langer to Burton Wilcox Regarding Relocation, March 17, 1949
An Act to Vest Title to Certain Lands of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in the United States, and to Provide Compensation Therefor
Date of Work
2-15-1949
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, Indian Service, Congress, Missouri River Basin Investigations Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Department of the Interior, flood, relocation, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Missouri River Basin Investigations Unit
Organizations Referenced
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, Indian Service, Congress, Missouri River Basin Investigations Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Department of the Interior, Missouri River Basin Investigations Unit
People Referenced
William Langer, William Zimmerman, Burton Wilcox, Allan G. Harper
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Zimmerman, William, "Letter from William Zimmerman to Senator Langer Regarding Wilcox Relocation Plan, February 15, 1949" (1949). William Langer Papers. 491.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/491