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Date of Work
February 1955, based on related documents.
Description
This letter likely written in February of 1955, based on the visit described, from Ben Youngbird and Carl Whitman Jr. to United States (US) Senator William Langer, written from the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., refers to unsuccessful attempts to contact Langer.
Youngbird and Whitman refer to a desperate situation and write that the US Bureau of Indian Affairs refuses to help due to regulations. They ask to see Langer before he leaves for North Dakota or to accompany him to North Dakota. They write they don't know who to turn to.
See also:
Telegram from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Informing that the Delegation Headed to Washington, D.C. Do Not Represent the Tribal Council, February 16, 1955
Date of Work
1955
Keywords
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
Organizations Referenced
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
People Referenced
Ben Youngbird, Carl Whitman Jr., William Langer, Peter Chumbris
Recommended Citation
Youngbird, Ben, "Letter from Ben Youngbird and Carl Whitman Jr. Requesting Meeting, February 1955" (1955). William Langer Papers. 829.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/829