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Texas Senate Bill 274 to formally recognize the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, introduced in January 2021, died in committee, [13] as did Texas Senate Bill 231 introduced in November 2022. [14] Texas Senate Bill 1479, introduced in March 2023, and Texas House Bill 2005, introduced in February 2023, both to state-recognize the Tap Pilam ...
The Lipan Apache Band of Texas was honored by the Texas state legislator in 2011 through House Resolution 540. [87] In December 2024, the Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb and the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas were registered members of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) as state-recognized tribe tribes.
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 Querecho Indians were an historical band of Apache people living on the Southern Plains. [1] In 1541 the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his army journeyed east from the Rio Grande Valley in search of a rich land called Quivira. Passing through the Texas Panhandle, he met a people he called the Querechos.
Apache Indian girl carrying an olla (a water basket) on her head, c. 1900. ... Apache Indians, Texas State Historical Association; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, ...
The Lipan Apache Band of Texas is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of Lipan Apache people [1] [better source needed] The organization LABT is based in Edinburg, Texas; [1] with members living in Texas, Louisiana, California, and Mexico. [4] The Lipan Apache Band of Texas is an unrecognized organization.
Robert Soto is an American, religious leader, Tribal Council vice chairman, feather dancer, and activist who is a member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas and serves as their council's vice chairman. [1]
Traversing the Texas panhandle Coronado met two groups of Indians: the Querechos and the Teyas. The Querechos were nomadic buffalo hunters, almost certainly Apaches, and they inhabited the Llano Estacado. The Teyas lived in the canyons below the escarpment on the eastern edge of the Llano. The Querechos and Teyas were enemies.