Statements Made by Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes at Hearing Before the Committee on Public Lands, August 7, 1950

This transcript dated August 7, 1950 from the United States (US) House of Representatives details a hearing before the Committee on Public Lands, Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, regarding US House Resolution 8411 (H. R. 8411) which provides for per capita payments to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes. The transcript includes statements of Three Affiliated Tribes member Martin Cross, US Representative Usher Burdick, William Deane of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Lawrence M. Stevens from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, and attorney for the Three Affiliated Tribes James E. Curry. US Representative Toby Morris (chairperson) presided over the hearing. See also: Letter from Representative Burdick to Martin Cross Regarding Hearings for US House Resolution 8411, June 8, 1950 Letter from Martin Cross to Representative Burdick Regarding Hearings for US House Resolution 8411, June 13 1950https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/1100/thumbnail.jp

A Review of the Environmental, Economic and International Aspects of the Garrison Diversion Unit, North Dakota

This report, also known as United States (US) House of Representative Report 94-1335, was approved and adopted on June 30, 1976 by the US House Committee on Government Actions, and transmitted to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives on July 2 of 1976. It is based on a study by the Conservation, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee. As the title suggests, the report examines the environmental, economic and international aspects of the Garrison Diversion project, which was 19% complete at the time of the report. The report runs 161 pages, excluding table of contents.https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1145/thumbnail.jp

A Bill To amend Public Law Numbered 383, Seventy-third Congress (48 Stat. L. 984), relating to Indians, by exempting from the provisions of such Act any Indian tribe or reservation in the State of North Dakota.

This United States (US) House of Representatives resolution (HR), dated January 25, 1939, proposes to exempt all Indian tribes of North Dakota from the provisions of US Public Law 73-383, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act or the Wheeler-Howard Act. It was introduced by US Representative Usher L. Burdick from North Dakota, and was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1226/thumbnail.jp

Reimbursement of the Fort Berthold Indians of North Dakota

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 .https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1021/thumbnail.jp

Providing for the Ratification by Congress of a Contract for the Purchase of Certain Indian Lands by the United States from the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak.

This report, dated May 9, 1949, also know as United States House of Representatives Report 544, was written by the Committee on Public Lands to accompany US House Joint Resolution 33 providing for the ratification by Congress of a contract for the purchase of certain Indian lands by the United States from the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation,N. Dak., and for other related purposes. In this report, the Committe recommends passage with a number of amendments detailed in the report. See also: US House Joint Resolution 33 US House Report 605 Public Law 437https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1138/thumbnail.jp

A Bill to Provide for the Acquisition of a Site and the Erection Thereon of a Permanent Museum Building to House the Relics and Other Items of Historical Value of the Fort Berthold Indians

This bill, dated February 29, 1956, proposes the acquisition of a site for, and construction of, a museum in which to house the relics, records, and other items of historical value of the Fort Berthold Indians, to be administered by the United States National Park Service, further proposes the appropriation of such sum, not in excess of $100,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1221/thumbnail.jp

An Act for the Relief of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota

This report, dated June 4, 1946, also known as US Senate Report 1413, refers to US House Resolution 1095, which was referred to the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 21, 1946, and reported out of that committee on June 4, 1946 by US Senator Joseph C. O\u27Mahoney of Wyoming with no amendments. US House Resolution 1095 was ultimately approved June 28, 1946, becoming United States (US) Public Law 79-467, authorizing the appropriation of $400,000, in full and final settlement of all claims and demands of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota . . . which claims are based upon stipulations of an unratified treaty dated July 27, 1866 . . . to be . . .deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation and shall draw interest in accordance with existing laws. . .https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1227/thumbnail.jp

To change the name of the reservoir above Garrison Dam and known as Garrison Reservoir or Garrison Lake to Lake Sakakawea

This bill, dated January 3, 1957 proposes to change the name of the reservoir behind the Garrison Dam on the Forth Berthold Reservation in North Dakota to Lake Sakakawea . See also: To change the name of the reservoir above Garrison Dam and known as Garrison Reservoir or Garrison Lake to Lake Sakakaweahttps://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1218/thumbnail.jp

A Bill to Provide for Certain Per Capita Payments to Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota

This bill, dated May 8, 1950, proposes to authorize and direct the United States (US) Secretary of the Interior to disburse remaining funds associated with sections 2 and 12 of US Public Law 81-437, also known as the Takings Act, once the purposes of those sections have been accomplished The bill directs those remaining funds to be disbursed in equal per capita payments to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation who are living at the time of such determination by the Secretary. See also: An Act to Vest Titles to Certain Lands of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in the United States, and to Provide Compensation Thereforhttps://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1220/thumbnail.jp

The Budget of the United States Government for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1953

This excerpt from the US Government yearly budget, dated January 1, 1952, indicates a payment to the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in the amount of 7.5 million dollars. This payment is noted in the section “Bureau of Indian Affairs” under the subsection “Miscellaneous Expired Accounts, Bureau of Indian Affairs” and is labeled an “expenditure out of prior authorization.”https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/1029/thumbnail.jp