Bill Text: TX HR192 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Rafaela Fay Lozano Brown for her contributions to the Warren Perryman Foundation for Native American Research.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Reported enrolled [HR192 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR192-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 192 |
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WHEREAS, The November 2023 International Indigenous and | ||
Native American Indian Gathering in Del Rio, hosted by the Warren | ||
Perryman Foundation for Native American Research, provides a | ||
fitting opportunity to recognize a valued member of the | ||
organization, Rafaela Fay Lozano Brown; and | ||
WHEREAS, A historian, matriarch, and head elder of the United | ||
Warrior Band of the Seminole Nation, Rafaela Brown is a descendant | ||
of the John Horse Band of the Black Seminole tribe, which originated | ||
in Florida during Spanish rule; African Americans fleeing slavery | ||
found a haven there and assimilated with the Seminole people; in the | ||
mid-19th century, John Horse conducted groups of Seminoles along | ||
the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory and gained fame as both | ||
warrior and diplomat; he went on to lead a Seminole group to Mexico | ||
in search of freedom, and his success in fending off bandits and | ||
raiders earned him the rank of captain in the Mexican Army; and | ||
WHEREAS, The U.S. Army began recruiting Black Seminoles from | ||
Mexico to protect the Texas frontier, and in 1870, it established | ||
the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts; based at Fort Duncan and Fort | ||
Clark, the scouts engaged in 26 campaigns, and several received the | ||
Medal of Honor for their actions; many went on to serve in Buffalo | ||
Soldier regiments; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her family's Black Seminole scout | ||
heritage, Ms. Brown has followed in the footsteps of her mother, the | ||
late Alice Fay Lozano, who contributed to books on tribal history; | ||
Ms. Brown is an educator by profession and uses her skills to raise | ||
awareness of the role played by Black Seminoles from the pioneer | ||
days onward; during the lifetimes of Chief William "Dub" Warrior | ||
and his wife, Ethel, she traveled with them to St. Augustine, | ||
Florida, to share her knowledge; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rafaela Brown has demonstrated an exceptional | ||
commitment to the remarkable legacy of the Black Seminole Nation, | ||
and she is indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Rafaela Fay Lozano | ||
Brown for her contributions as a member of the Warren Perryman | ||
Foundation for Native American Research and extend to her sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Morales of Maverick | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 192 was adopted by the House on | ||
November 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||