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Corporate Charter Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Ratified April 24, 1937., Harold Ickes

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This Corporate Charter, submitted April 1, 1937 by United States (US) Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation for ratification, lays out the corporate and economic rights of the Tribes as an autonomous group.

The charter was ratification by the Tribes on August 7, 1937 and certified by tribal chairman Arthur Mandan and superintendent in charge of the reservation W. R. Beyer.

Constitution And Bylaws Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, George W. Grinnell, Arthur Mandan, Peter H. Beauchamp

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This document, published October 12 1936, is the Constitution and Bylaws of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. This constitution was drafted in response to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act) which purported to give Indigenous tribes in the United States more freedom to self-govern. This document outlines tribal sovereignty and governing issues including territory, membership, governing body, nominations and elections, vacancies and removal from office, powers, referendum, land, amendments, officer duties, salaries, meetings of council, and adoption of constitution and bylaws. The constitution is signed by George W. Grinnell …

An Act To Conserve And Develop Indian Lands And Resources; To Extend To Indians The Right To Form Business And Other Organizations; To Establish A Credit System For Indians; To Grant Certain Rights Of Home Rule To Indians; To Provide For Vocational Education For Indians, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress

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This United States (US) public law, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act, the Wheeler-Howard Act, or the Indian New Deal, passed on June 18, 1934 in response to the Meriam Report which revealed immense poverty and poor living conditions among Indigenous People on reservations. The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) aimed to alleviate these conditions with several corrective measures, notably by stopping the allotment of reservation land and by allowing tribes to organize under their own tribal governments. The IRA was heavily influenced by the recommendations contained in the Meriam Report. While this public law aimed to reduce poverty on …

An Act To Further Extend The Times For Commencement And Completing The Construction Of A Bridge Across The Missouri River At Or Near Garrison, North Dakota, United States Congress

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This United States (US) Public Law, dated June 12, 1934, also known as Public Law 73-320, allows additional time for the commencement and completion of the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River at or near Garrison, North Dakota. The new deadlines for commencement and completion of construction are one and three years, respectively, from February14, 1934.

See also: "Bridge across the Missouri River near Garrison, N. Dak. May 10 (calendar day, May 23), 1934. -- Ordered to be printed." [internal note: manuscript 1086]

Bridge Across The Missouri River Near Garrison, N. Dak. May 10 (Calendar Day, May 23), 1934. -- Ordered To Be Printed, United States Congress, Us Senate

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In this report, dated May 10, 1934, also known as United State (US) Senate Report 1098, the US Senate Committee on Commerce recommends passage, without amendment, of US H.R. 9320 ("To further extend the times for commencement and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Garrison, N.Dak.")

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"To Further Extend the Times for Commencement and Completing the Construction of a Bridge across the Missouri River at or near Garrison, North Dakota" [internal note: manuscript 1081]

An Act To Expedite The Construction Of Public Buildings And Works Outside Of The District Of Columbia By Enabling Possession And Title Of Sites To Be Taken In Advance Of Final Judgment In Proceedings For The Acquisition Thereof Under The Power Of Eminent Domain, Us Congress

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This act, dated February 26, 1931, also known as United States (US) Public Law 71-736, sets out the conditions under which the United States may take possession and title of a property for public use before a final judgment has been rendered in a proceeding in which the property is being acquired under the power of eminent domain.

Inidan Rock, Portsmouth Daily Times

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An article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 30, 1930.

Postcard - Bird's Eye View Of Portsmouth, Ohio, Showing U. S. Grant Bridge, Ohio And Scioto Rivers, Unknown

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Postcard of Portsmouth, Ohio from across the Ohio River from Kentucky circa 1930.

Photograph - Man In Boat Across From Indian Head Rock, Unknown

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A man in boat across the river from Indian Head Rock circa 1930s.

The Problem Of Indian Administration: Report Of A Survey Made At The Request Of Honorable Hubert Work, Secretary Of The Interior, And Submitted To Him, February 21, 1928, Lewis Meriam

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This report, published February 21, 1928, supervised by Lewis Meriam and known colloquially as "The Meriam Report," is a general survey of the living conditions of Indigenous tribes in 26 US states. The study was conducted at the request of the United States Department of the Interior and took 7 months to complete. The study was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. The study reported major issues in health, living conditions, employment, and general economic stability among the United State’s Indigenous nations. The report contains detailed chapters on each of the major issues investigated and includes recommendations for action. Although the …

Severe Drouth Follows Panic, Louisville Courier-Journal

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An article published in the Louisville Courier-Journal on the drought of 1854.

Stories Old And Often Told: Being The Chronicles Of Scioto County, Ohio, Pages 127 And 128, Henry T. Bannon

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Pages 127 and 128 of Stories Old and Often Told: Being the Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio by Henry T. Bannon published in 1927.

An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of The Interior To Issue Certificates Of Citizenship To Indians, United States Congress

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This public law, also known as the Indian Citizenship Act or the Snyder Act, passed on June 2, 1924, provided United States citizenship to all Indigenous people born in the United States.

Mandan And Hidatsa Music, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology, Frances Densmore

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This ethnographic study, dated January 1, 1924, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnography presents information about the social and ceremonial significance of music to the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes as collected by anthropologist Frances Densmore from the Fort Berthold Reservation in 1912, 1915, and 1918. This study was conducted at the behest of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The collection includes a catalogue of songs, a description of customs, legends, folk tales, societies, and photographs of musical instruments, some tribal members, earth lodges and other structures.

The Indians Head, Henry Bannon

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An article written in Volume 30 of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications in 1921 by Henry Bannon.

Many Pictures Taken Of Indian Rock, Portsmouth Daily Times

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An article in the Portsmouth Daily Times from October 25, 1920 on the Indian Head Rock.

Local News, Portsmouth Daily Times

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An Article in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 18, 1920.

Indian Rock Is Exposed, Portsmouth Daily Times

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An Article in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 18, 1920.

Postcard Of Indian Head Rock, H. A. Barber

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Postcard of the Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

A Rare View Of "Indian's Head", Unknown.

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Postcard of Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Photograph Of Indian Head Rock Circa 1920, Unknown.

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Photograph of Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Scioto Sketches; An Account Of Discovery And Settlement Of Scioto County, Ohio, Pages 76-77, Henry Towne Bannon

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Pages 76 and 77 of Henry T. Bannon's Scioto Sketches; An Account of Discovery and Settlement of Scioto County, Ohio related to the Indian Head Rock published in 1920.

Photograph - Indian Head Rock Circa 1920, Unknown.

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Photograph of Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Photograph - Elmer Dover On Indian Head Rock, Elmer Dover

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Elmer Dover, a prominent citizen from Portsmouth, on Indian Head Rock circa 1920

Photograph - People In A Boat Near Indian Head Rock, Unknown

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Photograph of people in a boat near the Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Photograph - People In Boat Near Indian Head Rock, Unknown

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People in boat near Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Photograph Of Walter Molster Standing Upon Indian Head Rock, Unknown.

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A photograph of Walter Molster standing upon Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Photograph - Indian Head Rock, Henry T. Bannon

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Photograph of Indian Head Rock circa 1920.

Photograph Of Steamships On The Ohio River Near Portsmouth, Ohio, Unknown.

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Photograph of steamships and ferry near Portsmouth, Ohio circa 1915.

Wants Indian Rock Preserved By Removing It From River, Portsmouth Daily Times

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An article published in the Portsmouth Daily Timed on the Indian Head Rock from October 3, 1914.