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This telegram dated April 22, 1949, from Three Affiliated Tribes member Ira Waters to United States (US) Senator William Langer, asks if Martin Cross has arrived in Washington D.C. yet as he is "our delegate." This is likely a reference to a trip Cross made to Washington, D.C. for a hearing on US House Joint Resolution 33 (H.J. 33) on April 29, 1949.
The telegram contains some shorthand notes.
H.J. 33 became Public Law 81-437 or "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," better known as "The Taking Act."
See also:
Telegram from Senator Langer to Ira Waters Indicating that Langer Has Not Seen Martin Cross Yet, April 23, 1949
Letter from Ira Waters, Fred Lone Bear, and George Parshall to Senator Langer Regarding Conflict Surrounding Delegates Sent by Tribal Council for Senate Joint Resolution 33 Hearing, April 25, 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
4-22-1949
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, House Joint Resolution 33, H.J. 33, delegate, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, Garrison Dam, Garrison Diversion, Garrison Reservoir, The Taking 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 Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council
People Referenced
Ira Waters, Martin Cross, William Langer, Fred Lone Bear, George Parshall
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Waters, Ira, "Telegram from Ira Waters to Senator Langer Asking if Martin Cross has Arrived as He is Their Delegate, April 22, 1949" (1949). William Langer Papers. 494.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/494