The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc., is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the
Comecrudo people
The Comecrudo people were an Indigenous people of Mexico, who lived in the northern state of Tamaulipas. They were a Coahuiltecan people.
Territory
The Comecrudo lived in northern Tamaulipas in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the late 18th ce ...
. Also known as the
Carrizo people, the Comecrudo were a historic
Coahuiltecan tribe who lived in northern
Tamaulipas,
Mexico, in the 17th to 19th centuries.
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. is an
unrecognized organization. Despite the word ''nation'' in its name, it is not a
federally recognized tribe
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
, nor a
state-recognized tribe, nor recognized by any other
Tribal Nation
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.
Organization
In 1999, the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas organized as a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 50 ...
, based in
Floresville, Texas.
Their subject area is human services.
They underwent tax forfeiture in 2005 and 2015.
[
Juan Benito Macias is the organization's registered agent and chairman.][
]
Petition for federal recognition
The Tribal Council of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, based in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock ( )
is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...
, sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition in 1998. The council has not proceeded further in submitting a completed petition for federal recognition.
Activities
The organization joined Earthjustice in filing a lawsuit to stop construction of a U.S.–Mexican border wall that would have destroyed two cemeteries that are more than 150 years old.
See also
* Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation
References
External links
Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc.
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American people who self-identify as being of Comecrudo descent
Cultural organizations based in Texas
Non-profit organizations based in Texas
1999 establishments in Texas
Unrecognized tribes in the United States