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In 1986, the state formed the Texas Commission for Indian Affairs, later renamed the Texas Indian Commission, [2] to manage trust lands and assist three federally recognized tribes headquartered in Texas. However, the commission was dissolved in 1989.
Federally recognized reservations. There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías.
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.
American Indian reservations in Texas (4 P) T. Tonkawa (3 C, 5 P) W. Wichita tribe (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Native American tribes in Texas"
Category:American Indian reservations in Texas. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indian reservations in Texas.
The Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Texas is located at 28°36′37″N 100°26′19″W on the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border in western Maverick County, just south of the city of Eagle Pass, as part of the community of Rosita South. It has a land area of 120 acres (48 ha).
Cherokee immigration into Texas increased between 1812 and 1819. The Republic of Texas, following Sam Houston's recommendations, established a reservation for the Cherokee, but the negotiated Treaty of 1836 was never ratified (See below). [1] The Bowl, a former Chickamauga chief, led many Cherokee families into Texas in 1820.
The Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma incorporated under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act in 1938. [13] A 60-acre property (24 ha), was purchased by the Tonkawa Tribe in 2023 in commemoration of its status as a site sacred to the Tonkawa. [15] Sugarloaf Mountain, the highest point in Milam County, Texas, will become part of a historical park.