Bernard P. Becker papers, 1900-1991 (bulk 1970-1985).

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Bernard P. Becker papers, 1900-1991 (bulk 1970-1985).

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Court case documents, correspondence, minutes, monographs, newspaper clippings, and related papers largely documenting Becker's involvement in court actions brought by various Minnesota bands of Ojibwe Indians against the State of Minnesota relating to the violation of hunting, fishing, and wild rice harvesting rights guaranteed by treaties. They include papers regarding white citizens' committees opposed to Indian rights, and the reservations' housing authorities and legal services.

7.25 cu. ft. (8 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6727357

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Native American Rights Fund (Boulder, Colo.).

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Bernard Becker was born in New York City and earned his law degree at the University of Minnesota in 1965, after which he served with legal aid societies in New York City and Minneapolis. In Minneapolis he became chief counsel handling cases involving Indian treaty rights and government benefit claims and cases involving juveniles. In 1986 he was appointed part-time magistrate serving U.S. district courts in Minnesota. Becker also taught classes at the William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul (...

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