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This letter dated July 23, 1956, from United States (US) Secretary of the Interior Wesley D'Ewart to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross, addresses the election issue on the Fort Berthold Reservation. D'Ewart makes reference to the June 20, 1956 opinion of the Solicitor which found that the use of absentee ballots in tribal elections should be permitted.
A note on this letter says that copies were sent to Jackson Ripley, B. J. Youngbird, and Carl Whitman, Jr. The letter was copied to US Senator William Langer.
See also:
Letter from Wesley D'Ewart to Senator Langer Regarding Election Request, July 23, 1956
Collection of Correspondences Related to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council Elections, July 31, 1956
Date of Work
7-23-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, election, conflict, Tribal Constitution, by-laws, redistricting, inundation, re-location, vote, absentee ballot, absentee voting, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, US Department of the Interior
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer, Wesley D'Ewart, Jackson Ripley, B. J. Youngbird, Carl Whitman Jr
Recommended Citation
D'Ewart, Wesley, "Letter from Wesley D'Ewart to Martin Cross Regarding Tribal Council Election, July 23, 1956" (1956). William Langer Papers. 844.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/844