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This handwritten letter dated September 26, 1950, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer, informs Langer that he has been elected as chairperson of the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council. Cross indicates that he was opposed by Carl Whitman Jr., and he includes the vote counts cast for each of them. Cross says that he thought Langer would want to share in his happiness of this news.
See also:
Letter from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Informing Langer that Cross is a Candidate for Tribal Chairperson for the Three Affiliated Tribes, September 9, 1950
Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Offering Good Wishes for Cross's Appointment to the Tribal Council for the Three Affiliated Tribes, September 27, 1950
Date of Work
9-26-1950
Keywords
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, election, chairman, vote
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
Martin Cross, William Langer, Carl Whitman Jr.
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Letter from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Informing Langer that Cross was Elected Tribal Chairperson of the Three Affiliated Tribes, September 26, 1950" (1950). William Langer Papers. 549.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/549