Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas
Named afterLipan Apache people, State of Texas
Formation2007[1]
TypeNonprofit organization[1]
US Texas TIN 13311748407[1]
EIN 33-1174840[2]
Legal statusactive
PurposeCultural awareness; Agriculture, fishing and forestry; History museums[2]
Location
Official language
English
Websitelipanapache.org

The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of Lipan Apache people, based in McAllen, Texas.[2]

The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is an unrecognized organization. They are neither a federally recognized tribe[3] nor a state-recognized tribe.[4]

They should not be confused with other unrecognized organizations who also identify as Lipan Apache descendants, including the Apache Council of Texas (Alice), Cuelgahen Nde Lipan Apache of Texas (Three Rivers), Lipan Apache Band of Texas (Brackettville), and Lipan Apache Nation (San Antonio).

Organizations

The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, Inc., became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2007.[5][1] It is based in McAllen, Texas.[1]

Their subject areas are cultural awareness; agriculture, fishing, and forestry; and history museums.[2] In 2013, the organization held $10,013 in assets.[2]

Bernard F. Barcena Jr. is the registered agent.[1]

Officers of the organization include:

  • Director and agent: Bernard F. Barcena Jr.
  • Director: Robert Soto
  • Officer: Erika Sauseda
  • Officer: Juan S. Garcia[1]

The Lipan Apache Tribe Cemetery Association, another 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was registered in 2023.[6] Bernard F. Barcena of San Antonio is also the registered agent of this organization.[6]

Resolution and bill

In 2009, the Texas state senate passed Senate Resolution 438, a congratulatory resolution authored by State Senator Juan Hinojosa.[7]

Congratulatory resolutions such as SR No. 438 are not the same as state-recognition.[8][lower-alpha 1] Texas has "no legal mechanism to recognize tribes."[11] This organization has neither filed a petition for federal recognition as a Native American tribe, nor sent a letter of intent to file a petition for federal recognition.[12]

State senator Hinojosa introduced Texas Senate Bill 27, introduced in January 2021, to formally recognize this group. The bill died in committee.[13]

Cemetery

In 2021, officials in Presidio and Presidio County, Texas, donated a late 18th- and 19th-century cemetery, Cementerio del Barrio de los Lipanes, to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.[14] The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas partnered with the Big Bend Conservation Alliance to protect and study the site in the Lipan Apache Cemetery project, funded in part by the Mellon Foundation.[15]

Activities

The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas hosts an annual October powwow in Alton, Texas.[16]

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.[17] He was succeeded by Reggie Wassana (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes).[18]

Notable members

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The state of Texas has no office to manage Indian affairs[9] and no state-recognized tribes.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Inc". OpenCorporates. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. January 21, 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Inc". Texas Company Directory. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "The Lipan Apache Tribe Cemetery Association". Bizapedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Senate Resolution 438". Senate Journal 587. Austin, Texas. March 18, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Indian Issues: Federal Funding for Non-Federally Recognized Tribes" (PDF). Highlights. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office. April 2012. p. 8. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "State Committees and Commissions on Indian Affairs". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ Brewer, Graham Lee; Ahtone, Tristan (July 17, 2022). "In Texas, a group claiming to be Cherokee faces questions about authenticity". NBC News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Petitions Resolved". Indian Affairs. US Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Texas Senate Bill 274". TX SB274, 2021–2022, 87th Legislature. LegiScan. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ Bubenik, Travis (October 9, 2023). "Big Bend group awarded a grant for Lipan Apache cemetery project and "land reclamation" study". Marfa Public Radio. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  15. ↑ Karas, Sam (October 11, 2023). "Lipan Apache Cemetery project to be completed with Mellon Foundation grant". Big Bend Sentinel. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ "53rd Annual Pow Wow event planned". Winter Texas Times. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  17. ↑ Estus, Joaqlin. "NCAI heads into midyear conference short its CEO". ICT. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  18. ↑ "National Congress of American Indians Swears in Newly Elected 2023-2025 Executive Committee". Native News Online. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  19. ↑ Solomon, Dan (December 13, 2021). "Darcie Little Badger's Engrossing New Novel Blends Lipan Apache Folklore and Oceanography". Texas Monthly. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  20. ↑ Maffly, Brian (August 20, 2019). "Feds make it easier for Native Americans to collect eagle feathers, but Utes fear change could go too far". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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