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This letter dated May 16, 1951, from Irene Martin Edwards on behalf of United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross, thanks Cross for sending a resolution passed by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council. The letter indicates that Langer brought the matter to the US Commissioner of the Indian Bureau and that Langer will update Cross once he hears back from the Commissioner. Based on other correspondences, the Commissioner mentioned here is likely Dillon Myer.
There are some handwritten annotations on this letter.
See also:
Letter from Senator Langer to Dillon Myer Forwarding Copy of Resolution Adopted by Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, May 16, 1951
Date of Work
5-16-1951
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, resolution, Commissioner of Indian Bureau, recommendations
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, US Bureau of Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer, Irene Martin Edwards, Dillon Myer
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Irene Martin, "Letter from Irene Martin Edwards on Behalf of Senator Langer to Martin Cross Acknowledging Receipt of Resolution Adopted by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, May 16, 1951" (1951). William Langer Papers. 557.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/557