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1946

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Letter From John Hamilton To Senator Langer Regarding Navajo Tribe, Letters From Martin Cross, And Us House Resolution 4386, May 29, 1946, John E. Hamilton May 1946

Letter From John Hamilton To Senator Langer Regarding Navajo Tribe, Letters From Martin Cross, And Us House Resolution 4386, May 29, 1946, John E. Hamilton

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This letter dated May 29, 1946, from John E. Hamilton, President of the National American Indian Defense Association Inc., to United States (US) Senator William Langer, references the May 14, 1946 hearing before the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs regarding the Navajo Nation. Hamilton indicates that he did not get an opportunity to speak at the hearing and was disappointed in how he was treated. Hamilton also indicates that Martin Cross of the Three Affiliated Tribes recently wrote and that Cross is pulling for Langer in the upcoming election. Hamilton mentions a "big fight" with Langer over the "so-called …