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Date of Work
Circa 1949
Description
This letter, undated, is from Marie R Deane to United States (US) Senator William Langer. In it, Deane states that she, as someone of Arikara descent, does not believe that Attorney Ralph RH Case or the Tribal Council at Elbowoods are doing a good enough job representing The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. See also "Letter from Senator Langer to Marie R Deane Regarding the Acquisition of Tribal Lands, August 5, 1949"
Keywords
Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, land acquisition, land purchases, Elbowoods
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Elbowoods
People Referenced
William Langer, Ralph H Case, Marie R Deane
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Deane, Marie R., "Letter from Marie R Deane to Senator Langer Regarding the Acquisition of Tribal Lands" (2022). William Langer Papers. 591.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/591
Comments
Although this document is undated, it can be surmised that the letter is from around 1949. This date can be determined because Senator Langer sent a letter responding to Deane on August 5, 1949 (see "Letter from Senator Langer to Marie R Deane Regarding the Acquisition of Tribal Lands, August 5, 1949"). It is not clear that this letter is the same one that Langer was responding to at that time; however, as this letter mentions the Tribal Council at Elbowoods, it must predate the town's flooding in 1954.