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President Hayes's Executive Order, 1880, Rutherford B. Hayes
President Hayes's Executive Order, 1880, Rutherford B. Hayes
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This Executive Order, issued by President Rutherford B. Hayes on July 13, 1880, significantly reduced the size of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Created at the behest of the Northern Pacific Railroad, this executive order resulted in a critical loss of Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara homelands, hunting grounds, and sacred sites.