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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. In 1855, the Texas legislature appropriated funds to purchase 640 acres (260 ha) for the Coushattas" but never ...
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.
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
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.
Sam Houston had a diverse relationship with Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee from Tennessee. He was an adopted son, and he was a negotiator, strategist, and creator of fair public policy for Native Americans as a legislator, governor and president of the Republic of Texas. He left his widowed mother's home around 1808 and was taken ...
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30°30′08″N 94°26′03″W / 30.50222°N 94.43417°W / 30.50222; -94.43417. Big Sandy Creek is a stream in Texas, United States. It rises in Polk County before flowing approximately 40 miles (64 km) southeast into Hardin County where it merges with Kimball Creek, forming Village Creek. [1][2] Long sections of the creek pass ...
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