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This letter dated April 25, 1949 from Three Affiliated Tribes members Ira Waters, Fred Lone Bear, and George Parshal to United States (US) Senator William Langer informs Langer about a conflict surrounding the selection of delegates from the Fort Berthold Reservation to appear in Washington, D.C. for the hearing on US House Joint Resolution 33 (H.J. 33). The letter reports that the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council nominated delegates without the consent of the whole tribe and that those delegates were citizens who did not have the right to appear at the hearing. The letter speaks for "we, the people of the whole reservation" and indicates that they sent Martin Cross as their delegate. The letter says that Cross will attend the hearing for H.J. 33. This letter contains some handwritten annotations and markings.
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 Ira Waters to Senator Langer Asking if Martin Cross has Arrived as He is Their Delegate, April 22, 1949
Letter from Senator Langer to Ira Waters Regarding the Delegates Appointed by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, May 5, 1949.
Date of Work
4-25-1949
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, legislation, delegate, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, 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
William Langer, Martin Cross, Ira Waters, Fred Lone Bear, George Parshal
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Waters, Ira; Lone Bear, Fred; and Parshal, George, "Letter from Ira Waters, Fred Lone Bear, and George Parshal to Senator Langer Regarding Conflict Surrounding Delegates Sent by Tribal Council for Senate Joint Resolution 33 Hearing, April 25, 1949" (1949). William Langer Papers. 500.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/500