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Created in 1870 by the U.S. government, the reservation was named after Fort Berthold, a United States Army fort located on the northern bank of the Missouri River some twenty miles downstream (southeast) from the mouth of the Little Missouri River. [8] The green area (529) on the map turned U.S. territory on April 12, 1870, by executive order.
Alabama Indian Affairs Commission (AIAC) was created by a legislative act in 1984 [1] and represents more than 38,000 American Indian families who are residents of the U.S. state of Alabama.
The terms Commission of Indian Affairs, Commission of Indian Affairs, Commission on American Indian Affairs, or Commission on Native American Affairs refer to a U.S. state-level agencies, operating in several states to defend the interest of indigenous peoples, tribes and cultures. The Bureau of Indian Affairs handles these issues at federal-level.
There are 17,228 enrolled members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation as of 16 June 2023. Approximately 2/3rd reside off the Reservation and 1/3rd live on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation;. Membership (citizenship) is derived from the 1936 Indian Census roll of the Three Affiliated Tribes.
The first Fort Berthold was founded in 1845 on the upper Missouri River by the American Fur Company (controlled until 1830 by John Jacob Astor). It was originally called Fort James, but was renamed in 1846 for the late Berthold. As a consequence of the hostilities with the United States of the Dakota War of 1862, the Sioux burned this fort.
Tillie Fay Walker (July 11, 1928 – February 3, 2018), also known as Hishua Adesh (Blossoming Mint), was an American civil rights activist and community leader.She was an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
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In 1984, when the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission was established to represent Native American interests in the state, the group attained state recognition. [2] The group is headquartered in Falkville, Alabama. [9] In 1997 the Echota Cherokee organization reported that they had 22,000 members. Only 21 members participated in the cited survey ...