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William Langer

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This letter dated April 18, 1950, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to John R. Nichols, Commissioner of the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, asks Nichols to respond to Executive Director of North Dakota Indian Affairs John B. Hart’s March 27, 1950, telegram. Langer quotes Hart’s telegram, which requests “definitive information by wire as to present Indian Bureau plans on purchasing land outside present boundaries of Fort Berthold Reservation[.]”

See also:

Letter from John B. Hart to Senator Langer Regarding the Indian Bureau’s Plans to Buy Land Outside of the Fort Berthold Reservation Boundary, April 14, 1950

Date of Work

4-18-1950

Keywords

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Elbowoods, land purchase

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Indian Affairs, US Bureau of Indian Affairs

People Referenced

William Langer, John Hart, John Nichols

Letter from Senator Langer to John Nichols Inquiring Whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs Plans to Buy Land Outside of the Fort Berthold Reservation Boundary, April 18, 1950
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