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Date of Work
Likely 1955
Description
This undated memorandum, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer, lists five US Senate Bills that Cross would like to see: US Senate Bill 2151 (S. 2151), US Senate Bill 1528 (S. 1528), US Senate Bill 746 (S. 746), US Senate Bill 1530 (S. 1530), and US Senate Bill 1956 (S. 1956).
There are some handwritten notes on the memorandum.
See also:
Telegram from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Regarding Senate Bills 2151 and 1528, February 23, 1956
An Act to Provide for the Segregation of Certain Funds of the Fort Berthold Indians on the Basis of Membership Roll Prepared for Such Purpose
Authorizing Enrolled Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak to Acquire Trust Interests in Tribal Lands of the Reservation
Return to Former Owners of Mineral Interests Acquired in Connection with the Garrison Dam Project
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Senate Bill 2151, S. 2151, US Senate Bill 1528, S. 1528, US Senate Bill 746, S. 746, US Senate Bill 1530, S. 1530, US Senate Bill 1956, S. 1956, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Lake Garrison, Lake Sacaweja, mineral rights, grazing rights, tribal lands, selling, returning land
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Memorandum from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Regarding Several Bills that Cross Wants to See Though the Committee, Likely 1955" (2022). William Langer Papers. 623.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/623
Comments
This memorandum was filed in the William Langer papers with other correspondences from 1955. It could also be early 1956. In February 1956, Martin Cross wrote to Langer thanking him for his help with two of the bills mentioned on this list. See related documents.