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This letter dated April 19, 1950, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Executive Director of North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission John B. Hart, states that Langer has contacted Commissioner of US Bureau of Indian Affairs John R. Nichols asking that Nichols respond to Hart’s March 27, 1947 telegram concerning whether the Bureau plans to buy land outside of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Langer writes that he has “contacted Mr Nichols in an endeavor to see what can be done to help you with this matter.”
The letter is marked with the handwritten annotations “Indians,” “Interior,” and “N. Dak. Indian Affairs Com.”
See also:
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 Letter from Senator Langer to Math Baseflug et al. Regarding John Hart's Request for Information on Whether Bureau of Indian Affairs Plans to Buy Land Outside Fort Berthold Boundaries, April 19, 1950
Date of Work
4-19-1950
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
Recommended Citation
Langer, William, "Letter from Senator Langer to John Hart Regarding the Indian Bureau’s Plans to Buy Land Outside of the Fort Berthold Reservation Boundary, April 19, 1950" (1950). William Langer Papers. 706.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/706