| Summary: | the tribe after the construction of the Dam. He opposed the termination movement in the mid-1950s, and died on Apri I 7, 1964. George Gillette - Sahnish 1946-1948 George Gillette was born October 29, 1902, on the Fort Berthold Reservation. He attended Bismarck Indian School, Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota and Haskell Institute, in Lawrence, Kansas. He studied carpentry at Haskell Institute, graduating with the class of 1926. He married Evelyn Wilkinson in 1930 and lived at Beaver Creek where he farmed and ranched. They raised two sons and seven daughters. Gillette was elected in 1946 representing the Beaver Creek district. He served as chairman during the critical period when the Three Affiliated Tribes negotiated with the U.S. Corps of Engineers over the Garrison Dam. During his career, he worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was a lay minister for the United Church of Christ, and was a member of the North Dakota National Guard and the Dead Grass Dance Society. He was tribal judge for eight years from 1974 to 1982. He died on October 3, 1985, at the age of 82. Carl Whitman, Jr. - Mandan/Hidatsa 1948-1950, 1956-1958,1962-1964 Carl Whitman, Jr., was born near Elbovvoods on March 6, 1913, and was reared by his grandparents. After completing his elementary years, Whitman attended the State School of Science at Wahpeton where he obtained a degree in business administration. He returned to Fort Berthold where he raised cattle and ranched. He participated in rodeos near Lucky Mound, and worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Elbowoods. Whitman married Edith Lykken and had six children. In 1948, at the age of 35, Whitman was elected chairman of the Affiliated Tribes representing the Lucky Mound district. He served from 1948 to 1950. From 1950 to J 956, he served on the Tribal Business Council, and in 1956, was reelected tribal chairman. In 1962, he ran again and was elected for a third term. Upon leaving tribal government, Whitman worked as a teacher at Arizona State University in Tempe, and was field coordinator for its Vista Program. In J981, he retired from public life and pursued a path of spiritual renewal. In his role as a tribal spiritual leader Whitman participated in sun dances and attempted to revive the Mandan Okipa Ceremony. He spoke Mandan, Hidatsa and Sahnish; Whitman died January. 19. 1995. Chapter Seven - Tribal-State Relationships 443
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