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This letter dated March 1, 1956, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross, thanks Cross for his recent telegram regarding US House Resolution 5566 (H.R. 5566) which seeks to extend the US Indian Claims Commission. Langer says that he has already contacted US Senator [Joseph] O'Mahoney asking that the US Indian Claims Commission be extended.
Handwritten notes on the letter read, "Cross, Martin" and "See Indian Affairs."
See also:
Telegram from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Asking for Opposition to Any Amendments to US House Resolution 5566, February 23, 1956
Letter from Senator Langer to James Murray Regarding US House Resolution 5566, February 25, 1956
United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report
Indian Land Areas Judicially Established
Date of Work
3-1-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Indian Claims Commission, US House Resolution 5566, H.R. 5566, legislation, amendment, original title, original Indian title, jurisdiction, court case, litigation, land rights, claims
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Indian Claims Commission
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer, Joseph O'Mahoney
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Langer, William, "Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Regarding US House Resolution 5566, March 1, 1956" (1956). William Langer Papers. 631.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/631