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The Texas Historical Commission by law consulted with the three federally recognized tribes in Texas and as well as 26 other federally recognized tribes headquartered in surrounding states. [ 1 ] In 1986, the state formed the Texas Commission for Indian Affairs, later renamed the Texas Indian Commission, [ 2 ] to manage trust lands and assist ...
Discusses the state recognition process, the experiences of several state-recognized tribes (the United Houma Nation of Louisiana, and the Tigua/Pueblo of Ysleta Del Sur and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas- the latter two are federally recognized), and the problems of non-federally acknowledged indigenous communities.
State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas are geographical areas the United States Census Bureau uses to track demographic data. These areas have a substantial concentration of members of tribes that are State recognized but not Federally recognized and do not have a reservation or off-reservation trust land. [14]
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Texas" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
North Texas was home to several Native American tribes before 1900. An interactive map will show you which groups lived in your area.
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1]
One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names.
The Texas Sale of Indian Articles Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. §§ 17.851 - 17.854) states that an American Indian is defined as a citizen of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or a member of a state-recognized tribe. [21] However, there are no state-recognized tribes in Texas, nor does Texas have a process for state recognition.