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This handwritten letter dated December 26, 1953, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States Senator William Langer, encloses a resolution unanimously passed by the Tenth Annual Convention National Congress of American Indians on December 9, 1953. Cross informs Langer that he has been elected as the first vice-president of the National Congress of American Indians. Cross also says that he plans to be in Washington, D.C. after the 10th of January to get approval for a group of delegates to come to Washington, D.C. to help facilitate the pending bills that will benefit the Three Affiliated Tribes. The mentioned resolution is enclosed with this document.
The letter is marked with some shorthand notes.
See also:
Resolution Passed by the National Congress of American Indians Regarding Mineral Rights, December 26, 1953
Letter from Irene Martin Edwards on Behalf of Senator Langer to Martin Cross Thanking him for Forwarding the Resolution Passed by the National Congress of American Indians, December 28, 1953
Date of Work
12-26-1953
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, National Congress of American Indians, Washington D.C., resolution, mineral rights, oil, US Public Law 437, PL 437, The Taking Act, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, National Congress of American Indians
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer, Joseph R. Garry, Helen L. Peterson
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Letter from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Forwarding a Resolution Passed on December 9 by the National Congress of American Indians Regarding Mineral Rights, December 26, 1953" (1953). William Langer Papers. 572.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/572