Bill Text: TX HR25 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring the history and contributions of the Yanaguana Bands of Mission Indians of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-10-19 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HR25 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR25-Introduced.html
88S30618 EME-D | ||
By: Guillen | H.R. No. 25 |
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WHEREAS, Long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, the | ||
ancestors of the Yanaguana Bands of Mission Indians of Texas | ||
dwelled on the land that would become the Lone Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, A confederacy of allied bands and tribes, often | ||
generally referred to as Coahuiltecans, the Yanaguana Bands of | ||
Mission Indians of Texas includes members of numerous indigenous | ||
nations, among them the Chajuan, Chaguane, Ervipiame, Inocoplo, | ||
Pajalat, Pastia, Pamajuan, Pamaque, Payaguan, Piojo, Pinto, | ||
Siajuan, Siaguan, Sijame, Xarame, Ziaguan, and Tlaxcalan Indians, | ||
among others; and | ||
WHEREAS, The ancestral homelands of these bands and tribes | ||
once spanned modern-day Central Texas and areas in northern and | ||
even central Mexico, including the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo | ||
Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Tlaxcala; their nomadic lifestyle | ||
was transformed by the arrival of Spanish missionaries, who built | ||
settlements to advance conversions to Christianity and who confined | ||
indigenous languages, customs, and cultures in order to transition | ||
the local population as "gente de razon," or "people of reason"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Despite challenges and obstacles, members of this | ||
proud heritage made their mark in numerous professions, from | ||
vaqueros, or cowboys, to craftspeople, soldiers, and public | ||
officials; sometimes secretly, they retained many of their | ||
traditional ways, including ancient religious rituals, linguistic | ||
elements, music, and unique cuisine that can serve both nutritional | ||
and medicinal purposes; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Yanaguana Bands of Mission Indians of Texas | ||
played a distinctive part in the development of the Lone Star State, | ||
and those who can claim this rich heritage may indeed take pride in | ||
a remarkable record of resilience and achievement; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor the history and | ||
contributions of the Yanaguana Bands of Mission Indians of Texas | ||
and encourage all Texans to learn more about this fascinating | ||
legacy; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Yanaguana Bands of Mission Indians of Texas as an | ||
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |