Английская Википедия:Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox organization The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc., is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Comecrudo people. 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.[1]

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,[2] nor a state-recognized tribe,[3] nor recognized by any other Tribal Nation.

Organization

In 1999, the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Floresville, Texas.[4] Their subject area is human services.[5] They underwent tax forfeiture in 2005 and 2015.[4]

Juan Benito Macias is the organization's registered agent and chairman.[4]

Petition for federal recognition

The Tribal Council of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, based in Lubbock, Texas, sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition in 1998.[6] The council has not proceeded further in submitting a completed petition for federal recognition.[7]

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.[8]

See also

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