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Locations of American Indian tribes in Texas, ca. 1500 CE. Native American tribes in Texas are the Native American tribes who are currently based in Texas and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas who historically lived in Texas. Many individual Native Americans, whose tribes are headquartered in other states, reside in Texas.
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. ...
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (Florida Seminole, also known as Potackee (1923-2011), chairwoman, Florida Seminole Tribe (1967-1971), last matriarch of Snake Clan. Marie Smith Jones (1918–2008), Eyak activist and honorary chief, last known living speaker of the Eyak language; Juana Maria (Nicoleño, died 1853), last member of her tribe
Deborah Parker (Tulalip Tribes, born 1970), [15] activist and Tulalip Tribes' vice-chairwoman from 2012 [16] to 2015 [17] Parker campaigned for the reauthorization and for the inclusion of provisions which gave tribal courts jurisdiction over violent crimes against women and families involving non–Native Americans on tribal lands.
The name Akokisa is of unknown origin, although John R. Swanton has speculated that the name may be from the Atakapa word icāk meaning "person". The Akokisa have also been known by the following names and spelling variations: Arkokisa, [ 2 ] Caque, [ 2 ] Han, [ 2 ] Orcoquiza, [ 2 ] Accocesaw, Accockesaw, Accokesaus, Accokesaw, [ 4 ] Acokesa ...
Eligibility for Oglala Lakota Nation citizenship is determined by the tribe's official roll of April 1, 1935, and corrections to the roll made within 5 years of the adoption of the Oglala Constitution in January, 1936. [28] Elibibility for Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe citizenship is determined by the tribe's official census roll of June 18, 1934 ...
Mahar is one of the Indian caste found largely in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas. [11] [12] Most of the Mahar community followed B. R. Ambedkar in converting to Buddhism in the middle of the 20th century. [13] [14] As of 2017 the Mahar caste was designated as a Scheduled Caste in 16 Indian states.
The Hasinai Confederacy (Caddo: Hasíinay [2]) was a large confederation of Caddo-speaking Native Americans who occupied territory between the Sabine and Trinity rivers in eastern Texas. Today, their descendants are enrolled in the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana.