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This letter dated February 25, 1956, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Chairperson James E. Murray of the US Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs regarding US House Resolution 5566 (H.R. 5566) which would extend the life of the US Indian Claims Commission. Langer writes in support of extending the commission. Langer is opposed to the US Department of Justice's suggestion to modify the scope of the commission so that all claims based on original title would be thrown out. Langer says that this would defeat the purpose of the commission. Langer writes that the integrity and good name of the US Government is at stake.
There are some handwritten notes on the letter.
See also:
Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Regarding US House Resolution 5566, March 1, 1956
United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report
Indian Land Areas Judicially Established
Date of Work
2-25-1956
Keywords
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation (South Dakota), Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Sisíthuŋwaŋ Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ oyáte, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag, US Indian Claims Commission, US House Resolution 5566, H.R. 5566, amendment, legislation, original title, original Indian title, jurisdiction, court case, litigation, land rights, claims
Organizations Referenced
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation (South Dakota), Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Sisíthuŋwaŋ Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ oyáte, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag, US Indian Claims Commission, US Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, US Government, US Department of Justice
People Referenced
William Langer, James E. Murray
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Langer, William, "Letter from Senator Langer to James Murray Regarding US House Resolution 5566, February 25, 1956" (1956). William Langer Papers. 630.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/630