Tex G. Hall ("Ihbudah Hishi" "Red Tipped Arrow"), (born 18 September 1956) is a
Native American who was tribal chairman of
Three Affiliated Tribes
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation), also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan: ''Miiti Naamni''; Hidatsa: ''Awadi Aguraawi''; Arikara: ''ačitaanu' táWIt''), is a Native American Nation resulting from the alliance of th ...
from 1998 to 2006. He lost the 2006 election to Marcus Levings, but in the 2010 tribal election, Hall defeated Levings. He ran for the position of President of the
National Congress of American Indians
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is an American Indian and Alaska Native rights organization. It was founded in 1944 to represent the tribes and resist federal government pressure for termination of tribal rights and assimilati ...
in 2001 and won his campaign at the annual convention in
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
over Chairman Brian Wallance of the
Washoe Tribe
The Washoe or Wašišiw ("people from here", or transliterated in older literature as ''Wa She Shu'') are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at the border between California and Nevada. The name "Washoe" or "Washo" ...
of Nevada. Tex was reelected in 2003 at the annual convention in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
over Ernie Stensgar, Chairman of the
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
The Coeur d'Alene (also ''Skitswish''; natively ''Schi̲tsu'umsh'') are a Native American nation and one of five federally recognized tribes in the state of Idaho.
The Coeur d'Alene have sovereign control of their Coeur d'Alene Reservation, w ...
of Idaho.
Tex Hall grew up on his family's ranch in
Mandaree, North Dakota
Mandaree (Hidatsa language, Hidatsa: Adixoodagoorahareesh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKenzie County, North Dakota, McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
Man ...
where he still ranches cattle. He has served as Chairman of the
Inter Tribal Economic Alliance.
Hall earned his master's degree in Education from the
University of Mary
The University of Mary (UMary or simply Mary) is a private, Benedictine university near Bismarck, North Dakota. It was established in 1959 as Mary College.
The university is the largest degree-granting institution in western North Dakota. It ha ...
in North Dakota. In 1995 Hall was named North Dakota Indian Educator of the Year. Hall has been inducted into the North Dakota Amateur Basketball Hall of Fame, the National Indian Athletic Association Hall of Fame, and the
Minot State University Bottineau Athletic Hall of Fame. He is also a many-time all tournament team member of the SIT tournament and is the current record holder for most jab-steps in an SIT game (31).
As of 2012, Hall is active in the oil boom on his reservation. As of 2010, he was "President of the Fort Berthold Allottee Land & Mineral Owners' Association, owner of Maheshu Energy, LLC, Red Tipped Arrow, LLC, Red Arrow Homes & Development, LLC and Tex Hall Ranch."
In March 2012 he testified in Congress in opposition to proposed regulations about
fracking
Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of bedrock formations by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the high-pressure injection of "frack ...
.
As Tribal Chairman, he has travelled frequently to
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, CO, to meet with
EPA
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officials for approval of a refinery for oil extracted from the
Bakken formation
The Bakken Formation () is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about of the subsurface of the Williston Basin, underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The formation was initi ...
. Plans for refinery construction on the
Fort Berthold Reservation
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is a U.S. Indian reservation in western North Dakota that is home for the federally recognized Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes. The reservation includes lands on ...
received
Department of the Interior
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approval in October 2012.
Hall has had an ongoing interest in
energy
In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...
issues. A 2004 interview with Hall on the
US Department of Energy
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"Wind Powering America" page gives extensive description of the
wind power
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resources on tribal lands.
References
External links
Tex G. Hall Home PageDead link
Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman PageDead link
5-year plan seeks to aid health care access in underserved part of America. CNCB
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Native American leaders
North Dakota politicians
1956 births
Living people