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Letter From Senator Langer To Lillie Wolf Regarding The Inundation Of Her Lands By The Garrison Dam, October 20, 1951, William Langer

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated October 20, 1951 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Lillie Wolf of Elbowoods, North Dakota, Langer makes reference to a reply he has received from the US Department of the Interior in response to an inquiry he has made on Wolf's behalf regarding the inundation of her property by the Garrison Dam.

Langer refers to the reply he received being enclosed with his letter to Wolf, but there was no enclosure attached to this letter when it was found in the Langer Papers.

Note: while Langer spells Wolf's first name "Lily," Wolf's own signature …

Letter From Senator Langer To Martin Cross Regarding A Report From The Bureau Of Indian Affairs Regarding A Resolution Passed By The Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, June 8, 1951, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated June 8, 1951 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairman Martin Cross encloses a report from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a resolution passed by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council on April 13, 1951. The resolution outlines a plan for allocating the funds set aside for the tribe as payment for lands taken for the construction of the Garrison Dam. Langer writes that he is pleased that the US Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the plan outlined in the resolution.

The resolution is not included with this document, …

Letter From C.H. Chorpening To Senator Langer Regarding Reinterment Of Ancestors On Fort Berthold Land Due To The Construction Of The Garrison Dam, June 7, 1951, C. H. Chorpening

William Langer Papers

This letter dated June 7, 1951 from Brigadier General C. H. Chorpening, Assistant Chief of Engineers for Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers, to United States (US) Senator William Langer acknowledges Langer's May 31 letter to General Lewis A. Pick regarding the re-interment of ancestors on the Fort Berthold Reservation due to inundation by the construction of the Garrison Dam. Chorpening says that he will look into it and write back to Langer. A handwritten note at the top of the letter reads, "Fort Berthold."

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Letter from Senator Langer to General Lewis Pick Regarding Reinterment of Ancestors …

Letter From Senator Langer To General Lewis Pick Regarding Reinterment Of Ancestors On Fort Berthold Land Due To The Construction Of The Garrison Dam, May 31, 1951, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 31, 1951 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Major General Lewis A. Pick regarding the reinterment of 1,942 ancestors from the Fort Berthold Reservation prior to the area's inundation due to the construction of the Garrison Dam. Langer has found a funeral home willing to take the contract and asks Pick to contact him so they can coordinate the effort. There are some handwritten notes on the letter.

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Letter from C.H. Chorpening to Senator Langer Regarding Reinterment of Ancestors on Fort Berthold Land due to the Construction of the Garrison Dam, June …

Letter From Dillon Myer To Senator Langer Acknowledging Receipt Of May 16 Letter Enclosing Three Affiliated Tribes Resolution With Copy Of Letter From Martin Cross, May 24, 1951, Dillon Myer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 24, 1951 from Dillon Myer, Commissioner of the United States (US) Bureau of Indian Affairs, to US Senator William Langer thanks Langer for sending a copy of a resolution passed by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council outlining a plan for sending the funds provided to the Tribes for land taken for the construction of the Garrison Dam.

Myer's letter encloses a letter from Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior, to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairman Martin Cross in which Chapman approves the proposed use of funds per the tribal …

Letter From Martin Cross To Senator Langer Enclosing Resolution Adopted By Three Affiliated Tribes Regarding Allocation Of Funds From The Taking Of Their Land, April 25, 1951, Martin Cross, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council

William Langer Papers

This letter, dated April 25, 1951, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer encloses a resolution adopted by the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council on April 13, 1951. The resolution concerns the administration of funds allotted to the Three Affiliated Tribes for the taking of their land due to construction of the Garrison Dam. Cross is concerned that once the tribes receive the money the US Government will stop providing certain kinds of assistance to them and he expresses a wish to obtain this information before moving forward. A copy of …

Three Affiliated Tribes Resolution Regarding Allocation Of Funds To The Credit Of The Tribe For The Taking Of Their Land, Adopted April 13, 1951, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council

William Langer Papers

This resolution adopted by the Three Affiliated Tribes on April 13, 1951 and sent to the United States (US) Bureau of Indian Affairs and to US Senator William Langer offers a plan for how the tribes wish to spend the settlement money allocated by US Public Law 437 for the taking of tribal lands due to the construction of the Garrison Dam. The resolution is signed by George Gillette, Secretary of the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council. The resolution has a stamp at the top that reads, "please return to Senator Langer" and another that reads, "Bureau of Indian Affairs, …