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The Alabama–Coushatta Reservation was established in 1854, [12] when the state bought 1,110.7 acres (449.5 ha) of land for the Alabama Indian reservation. About 500 tribe members settled on this land during the winter of 1854–55.
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas achieved federal recognition in 1987. The nation acquired a 4,600-acre (19 km 2 ) reservation near Livingston, Texas , its homeland since settling in this area in the early 19th century.
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, Texas' oldest reservation, located at , has 18.484 km 2 (7.137 sq mi) of land. The land purchased by the state and assigned to the Alabama in 1854 was expanded by another purchase, under a federal grant in 1928.
The Alabama–Quassarte Tribal Town (Alabama: Oola Albaama-Kosaati, Coushatta: Oola Albaamo-Kowassaati) is both a federally recognized Native American tribe and a traditional township of Muskogean-speaking Alabama and Coushatta (also known as Quassarte) peoples. Their traditional languages include Alabama, Koasati, and Mvskoke.
The other two are the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (located in Polk County in east central Texas) and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (located on the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border).
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas reservation. Texas has three federally recognized tribes. [1] They have met the seven criteria of an American Indian tribe: being an American Indian entity since at least 1900; a predominant part of the group forms a distinct community and has done so throughout history into the present
In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos. In some western states, notably Nevada , there are Native American areas called Indian colonies . Populations are the total census counts and include non-Native American people as well, sometimes making up a majority of the residents.
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is located to the east of Livingston. These people traditionally occupied territory in what is now east Texas and Louisiana. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation. The tribe has nearly 1200 enrolled members.