The Texas Legislature on March 18 passed bills to extend state recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe.
The Lipan Apache historically resided in Texas and northern Mexico. But they never gained formal recognition by the state until now.
"I cannot describe the emotion because it was like everything that the ancestors are is alive in us," Chairman Bernard Barcena told News 8 Austin.
Lipan Apache ancestors signed treaties with the Republic of Texas and the United States in the 1800s but the tribe lacks federal recognition.
Get the Story:
State recognizes survivors of Indian tribe long thought extinct
(News 8 Austin 3/22)
Trending in News
1 White House Council on Native American Affairs meets quick demise under Donald Trump
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
More Stories
Share this Story!
You are enjoying stories from the Indianz.Com Archive, a collection dating back to 2000. Some outgoing links may no longer work due to age.
All stories in the Indianz.Com Archive are available for publishing via Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)