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This letter dated April 15, 1949, from Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Provinse to United States (US) Senator William Langer, encloses a memorandum on the “the Fort Berthold-Garrison Dam settlement.” The letter states that the enclosed memorandum “will be made part of the official report on the bill which is now being cleared through the Secretary’s office.” It concludes by informing Langer the hearing on the bill will be started before the US House subcommittee on April 29, 1949. The mentioned memorandum is not included in the letter.
The letter contains the handwritten annotation, “Garrison Dam.”
Date of Work
4-15-1949
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, Elbowoods, settlement
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Indian Affairs
People Referenced
John Provinse, William Langer
Recommended Citation
Provinse, John, "Letter from John Provinse to Senator Langer Regarding a Memorandum about the Garrison Dam-Fort Berthold Settlement, April 15, 1949" (1949). William Langer Papers. 709.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/709