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This telegram dated March 21, 1952, from Justin Spotted Bear to United States (US) Senator William Langer, requests that Martin Cross and others' $20 per diem in Washington, D.C. be immediately stopped. Spotted Bear claims that tribal funds are being used without approval from the people nor from the area office. Spotted Bear says that no one knows why the delegation is in Washington, D. C.
See also:
Telegram from Irene Martin Edwards for Senator Langer to Justin Spotted Bear in Reply to March 21 Telegram Regarding Martin Cross, March 22, 1952
Telegram from Senator Langer to Justin Spotted Bear Responding to March 21 Telegram, March 31, 1952
Date of Work
3-21-1952
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, delegation, Washington D. C., tribal funds, per diem, expenses, conflict, investigation
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 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Berthold Agency
People Referenced
Justin Spotted Bear, William Langer, Martin Cross
Recommended Citation
Spotted Bear, Justin, "Telegram from Justin Spotted Bear to William Langer Requesting Stop to Per Diem for Martin Cross, March 21, 1952" (1952). William Langer Papers. 852.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/852