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Rex Lee

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This letter dated July 11, 1952, from Acting Commissioner of the United States (US) Bureau of Indian Affairs Rex Lee to US Senator William Langer acknowledges receipt of Langer’s letter of June 27, 1952, which enclosing “a communication from Bertha Driver and others of the Fort Berthold Reservation relating to relocation problems due to the Fort Garrison Dam project.” Lee writes that he is requesting the Area Director of Aberdeen Office for the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs John Cooper to look into the circumstances of these problems and provide a report to Langer. The letter is marked with the handwritten annotations “Garrison Dam” and “Hold for Report.”

See also:

Letter from Senator Langer to Dillon Myer Regarding Relocation Problems Resulting from the Garrison Dam Project, June 27, 1952

Date of Work

6-11-1952

Keywords

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, American Indian DayGarrison Diversion, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Dam

Organizations Referenced

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

People Referenced

William Langer, Rex Lee, Bertha Driver, John Cooper

Letter from Rex Lee to Senator Langer Regarding Relocation Problems Due to the Garrison Dam Project, June 11, 1952
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