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Telegram From Hensler Helpful Club To Senator Langer Regarding Garrison Dam, December 12, 1946, Hensler Helpful Club

William Langer Papers

This telegram dated December 12, 1946, from the Hensler Helpful Club of Oliver County, North Dakota, to United States Senator William Langer, states that the Club is against the proposed relocation site for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation as a result of the Garrison Dam. The letter goes on to state that the Club would favor an alternative land resettlement plan or a cash reimbursement for the Fort Berthold residents.

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Telegram from Senator Langer to Hensler Helpful Club Regarding Garrison Dam, December 12, 1946

Letter From Rr Robinson To Senator Langer, Senator Young, And Congressman Lemke Regarding Garrison Dam, July 19, 1946, R R. Robinson

William Langer Papers

This letter, dated July 19, 1946, is from RR Robison to United States (US) Senator William Langer, US Senator Milton Young, and US Congressman William Lemke regarding the Garrison Dam. Robinson states that white settlers have only been in the geographic area for fifty years whereas the 2,000 individual members of The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation have held the area as their ancestral lands for centuries. Robinson states that he does not have a solution to the problem of water conservation, but implores the US Senators and Congressman to do more to consider the desires of …