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This telegram dated July 6, 1954, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer, requests that Langer appear at a hearing on July 8 to support a bill providing for consent in proposed amendment to US Public Law 280. There are shorthand notes on the telegram.
See also:
Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Regarding Proposed Amendment to Public Law 280, July 20, 1954
An Act to Confer Jurisdiction on the States of California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wisconsin, with Respect to Criminal Offenses and Civil Causes of Action Committed or Arising on Indian Reservations Within Such States, and for Other Purposes (US Public Law 280)
Date of Work
7-6-1954
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Public Law 280, PL 280, amendment, legislation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Telegram from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Regarding Proposed Amendment to US Public Law 280, July 6, 1954" (1954). William Langer Papers. 930.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/930