Texas Band of Yaqui Indians
Named afterYaqui people
Formation2019
TypeNonprofit organization
EIN 45-3612050
Legal statusactive
PurposeCultural and ethnic awareness
Location
Official language
English
Chairman
Israel Ramirez
Vice Chairman
Sam Ramirez
Websitetbyi.gov

The Texas Band of Yaqui Indians is a cultural heritage organization for individuals who identify as descendants of Yaqui people, and are dedicated to cultural and ethnic awareness of the Yaqui. The organization is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas. The Texas Band of Yaqui Indians is an unrecognized organization. They are neither a federally recognized tribe[1] nor a state-recognized tribe.[2]

Organization

In 2019, the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Lubbock, Texas.[3][4] It is an art, culture, and humanities nonprofit and charity. As of 2020, Israel Ramirez was the organization's president and chairman. Sam Ramirez is the vice chairman.[3][4]

Honorary resolution

Resolution SR989

In 2015, the Texas state senate passed a Senate Resolution 989, a "congratulatory & honorary" resolution authored by State Senator Charles Perry.[5]

Congratulatory resolutions such as SR No. 989 are not the same as state-recognition.[lower-alpha 1] Texas has "no legal mechanism to recognize tribes."[8] 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.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The state of Texas has no office to manage Indian affairs[6] and no state-recognized tribes.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "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 21 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Texas Band of Yaqui Indians". GuideStar. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Texas Band of Yaqui Indians". Cause IQ. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Senate Resolution No. 989". LegiScan. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "State Committees and Commissions on Indian Affairs". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Brewer, Graham Lee; Ahtone, Tristan (17 July 2022). "In Texas, a group claiming to be Cherokee faces questions about authenticity". NBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Petitions Resolved". Indian Affairs. US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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