Letter from Representative Burdick to Oscar L. Chapman Enclosing a Letter to Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes Which Burdick Hopes Will Help Resolve Current Tribal Conflict, January 14, 1952

This letter, dated January 14, 1952, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to US Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman encloses a letter that Burdick drafted to the discontented tribal members on the Fort Berthold Reservation. Burdick is looking for a way to solve the continual turmoil on the reservation. The letter Burdick has enclosed is addressed to Oscar Berg, Percy Rush, Rufus Stevenson, and Jim Blackdog (also known as James Black Dog). The letter states that if the recipients feel that the Tribal Council has violated their constitution and by-laws, then they should petition the Secretary of the Interior to hold a hearing. See also: Letter from Dale E. Doty Regarding Response from Members of the Three Affiliated Tribes to Burdick\u27s Letter Attempting to Resolve Current Tribal Conflict, January 24, 1952https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/1140/thumbnail.jp