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This letter, dated December 9, 1953, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Floyd Montclair, Chairman of the National American Indian Defense Association, makes reference to a petition Langer received from Montclair concerning the disposition of funds on deposit to pay for tribal lands inundated by the Garrison Dam project. Langer writes that he has again contacted the US Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding this matter and that Montclair will hear from him as soon as he receives information regarding when tribal members can expect to see their payments.
See also:
Letter from Senator Langer to Glenn Emmons Regarding Payment for Lands Inundated by Garrison Dam Project, December 9, 1953
Letter from Glenn Emmons to Senator Langer Regarding Payment for Lands Inundated by the Garrison Dam Project, December 28, 1953
Date of Work
12-9-1953
Keywords
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, per capita payments, per capita allocation, inundate, inundation, flooding
Organizations Referenced
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, National American Indian Defense Association, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Standing Rock Sioux, Standing Rock Nation, Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ, The Seven Council Fires, Oceti Ŝakowiŋ, Eastern Santee, Eastern Dakota, Santee, Santee Dakota, Dakota, Dakotah, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux, Isanti, People of the Fish Village(s), Sisseton, Sissetonwan, Sisitoŋwaŋ, People Dwelling Among the Leaves, Wahpeton, Wahpetonwan, Waĥpetoŋwaŋ, Wahpetoŋwaŋ, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Mikinaakwajiwing, Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Métis, Métis People, Metis, Metis/Cree, Cree, Otipemisuak, Public Law 71, Fort Berthold Indian Agency, US Bureau of Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Floyd Montclair, Usher L. Burdick
Recommended Citation
Langer, William, "Letter from Senator Langer to Floyd Montclair Regarding Payment for Lands Inundated by Garrison Dam Project, December 9, 1953" (1953). William Langer Papers. 871.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/871