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Authorizing The Blackfeet And Gros Ventre Tribes To File In The U.S. Court Of Claims Any Claims Against The United States For Damages For Delay In Payment Of Lands Claimed To Be Taken In Violation Of The U.S. Constitution, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate
Authorizing The Blackfeet And Gros Ventre Tribes To File In The U.S. Court Of Claims Any Claims Against The United States For Damages For Delay In Payment Of Lands Claimed To Be Taken In Violation Of The U.S. Constitution, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate
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This report from the United States (US) Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary, dated June 25, 1980 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1795 which authorized the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre tribes to seek damages for US Constitutional violations and the delay of payment for taken lands. This report recommends an amendment to the language of US Senate Bill 1795. US Senate Bill 1795 became US Public Law 96-405 on October, 9, 1980.
Reimbursement Of The Fort Berthold Indians Of North Dakota, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives
Reimbursement Of The Fort Berthold Indians Of North Dakota, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives
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In this report, dated June 4, 1940, also known as United States (US) House Report 2374, submitted by US Congressman Usher L. Burdick of North Dakota, the Committee on Indian Affairs recommends passage of US Senate Bill 414 "for the relief of the Indians of the Forth Berthold Reservation in North Dakota," with one amendment, that, on page 2, line 4, "10" should be struck and replaced with "5".
Proclamation 305—Fort Berthold Reservation In The State Of North Dakota, Charles J. Kappler, Benjamin Harrison
Proclamation 305—Fort Berthold Reservation In The State Of North Dakota, Charles J. Kappler, Benjamin Harrison
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This 1904 reprint of President Benjamin Harrison’s 1891 proclamation was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally signed on May 20, 1891, this proclamation announced that the “Law of 1891,” passed by US Congress on March 3, 1891, was accepted, ratified, and confirmed.
An Act Granting To The Saint Paul, Minneapolis And Manitoba Railway Company The Right Of Way Through Indian Reservations In Northern Montana And Northwestern Dakota, Charles J. Kappler
An Act Granting To The Saint Paul, Minneapolis And Manitoba Railway Company The Right Of Way Through Indian Reservations In Northern Montana And Northwestern Dakota, Charles J. Kappler
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This 1904 reprint was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’ Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Approved on February 15, 1887, this act granted the Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway Company the right of way to build its railroad through the Fort Berthold and Blackfeet Indian Reservations.
President Hayes's Executive Order, 1880 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Rutherford B. Hayes
President Hayes's Executive Order, 1880 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Rutherford B. Hayes
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This 1904 reprint of President Rutherford B. Hayes’s 1880 Executive Order was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally issued on July 13, 1880, President Hayes’s Executive Order significantly reduced the size of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Created at the behest of the Northern Pacific Railroad, this executive order resulted in a considerable loss of Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara homelands, hunting grounds, and sacred sites.
Executive Order Of 1870 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Ulysses S. Grant, Samuel A. Wainwright, Ely S. Parker, Jacob D. Cox
Executive Order Of 1870 (Kappler), Charles J. Kappler, Ulysses S. Grant, Samuel A. Wainwright, Ely S. Parker, Jacob D. Cox
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This 1904 reprint of President Ulysses S. Grant’s 1870 Executive Order was transcribed and published in vol. I of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. In addition to Grant’s executive order setting apart a reservation for the Arikara, Gros Ventre (Hidatsa), and Mandan, this document includes Captain Wainwright’s Proposal recommending a reservation for the three tribes, E.S. Parker’s Response, and J.D. Cox’s forward to the president.
Agreement At Fort Berthold, 1866 And Addenda., Charles J. Kappler, Newton Edmunds, Samuel R. Curtis, Orrin Guernsey, Henry W. Reed
Agreement At Fort Berthold, 1866 And Addenda., Charles J. Kappler, Newton Edmunds, Samuel R. Curtis, Orrin Guernsey, Henry W. Reed
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This 1904 reprint of the unratified treaty with the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa, was reprinted as the Agreement at Fort Berthold, 1866, in vol. II of Charles Kappler’s Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Originally signed on July 27, 1866, at Fort Berthold, Dakota Territory, this treaty and its Addenda were a set of agreements between the US government and representatives of the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa Nations. In this document, the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa agreed to cede a portion of their land on the east bank of the Missouri River and granted a right-of-way for roads through their …
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.
Executive Order Of 1870, Ulysses S. Grant, George L. Hartstuff, Samuel A. Wainwright, Ely S. Parker, Jacob D. Cox
Executive Order Of 1870, Ulysses S. Grant, George L. Hartstuff, Samuel A. Wainwright, Ely S. Parker, Jacob D. Cox
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This Executive Order, issued by President Ulysses S. Grant on April 12, 1870, established the Fort Berthold Reservation. In addition to Grant’s Executive Order, this document includes a series of letters, proposals, and endorsements for the creation of a reservation for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. Importantly, this document also contains the original map outlining the proposed boundaries and the president’s diagram which significantly reducing the size of the reservation.
Ratified Indian Treaty 134: Belantse-Etoa Or Minitaree (Hidatsa), Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon
Ratified Indian Treaty 134: Belantse-Etoa Or Minitaree (Hidatsa), Henry Atkinson, Benjamin O'Fallon
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This treaty, signed on July 30, 1825, was the first major treaty between the US Government and representatives of the Hidatsa Nation. Also known as the Atkinson and O'Fallon Trade and Intercourse Treaty of 1825, this document was part of a series of friendship treaties between Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon’s Indian Peace Commission and the Indigenous Nations beyond the Mississippi River. In this treaty, the Hidatsa acknowledged the supremacy of the United States, which successively promised them peace, friendship, and protection. The Hidatsa also admitted that they resided within the territorial limits of the United States and that it …