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Two Lipan Apache children, Kesetta Roosevelt (1880–1906) [16] from New Mexico, and Jack Mather (d. 1888), at Carlisle Indian School, ca. 1885. The name "Lipan" is a Spanish adaption of their self-designation as Łipa-į́ Ndé or Lépai-Ndé ("Light Gray People"), reflecting their migratory story. [17]
The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas hosts two annual powwows in Alton, Texas. [44] A member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, Gonzo Flores, served as Southern Plains Vice-President of the National Congress of American Indians in 2022. [45] He was succeeded by Reggie Wassana (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes). [46]
The Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in Louisiana. [2] The members of the Tribe are descendants of Choctaw and Lipan Apache people [3] [4] and are required to prove lineal descent as part of their state-approved membership process. [5]
Other Lipan Apache descendants merged with the Tonkawa tribe in Oklahoma. [26] Historically, they moved from what is now the Southwest into the Southern Plains before 1650. [26] In 1719, French explorer Jean Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe encountered the Lipan Apache near what is now Latimer County, Oklahoma. [26]
The Lipan Apache called the Karankawa the "people who walk in the water" ("Nda Kun dadehe"), possibly referring to their mode of fishing and catching turtles, or simply their location near the swampy coast. The Karankawa called themselves "Karankawa" as well.
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States who state they have Lipan Apache ancestry. For people with independently verified Lipan Apache ancestry, see Category:American people of Lipan Apache descent
It turned out the stranger was an undercover agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and he was investigating the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas for possession of eagle feathers. Upon learning of the feathers' origins, the agent confiscated them and threatened to charge Soto with fines and jail time should he continue to use eagle feathers ...
The Apache Campaign of 1732 was a Spanish punitive expedition against the Lipan and Natagé Apaches in response to a wave of raids upon the Spanish provice of Texas which had begun in 1731 after a period of peace.