Bill Text: TX SR989 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing members of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-27 - Reported enrolled [SR989 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR989-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Band of Yaqui Indians are descendants of | ||
the Yaqui Indian Nation whose members inhabited the Sonoran | ||
Desert region of Mexico and the Southern United States long | ||
before modern borders were established; and | ||
WHEREAS, The tribal members were driven out of Mexico under | ||
threat of genocide; under the leadership of Ya'ut Ave'lino, the Yaqui | ||
Indians traveled north, and by the 1870s, a band of tribespeople had | ||
settled in the Township of Presidio and Fort Davis; and | ||
WHEREAS, Surviving members of the Yaqui tribe were | ||
instructed to never speak of their identity in public, as they | ||
continued to fear for their survival, yet their history was | ||
passed down through oral tribal storytelling; descendants of | ||
Ya'ut Ave'lino contributed information relating to their tribe's | ||
unique past to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona, and | ||
documentation exists today at the Presidio Historical Society | ||
and the Overland Trails Museum in Fort Davis; the members of the | ||
Texas Band of Yaqui Indians now exist openly and have preserved | ||
their traditions by establishing the Texas Yaqui Bow Leaders | ||
Coyote Society, which is based in Lubbock; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Yaqui Indians of Sonora were the subject of a | ||
series of ethnohistorical expeditions organized by Texas Tech | ||
University beginning in 1934; a commemorative symposium and | ||
expedition celebrating the 50-year relationship between the | ||
university and the Yaqui Indians took place in 1984; and | ||
WHEREAS, Despite many years of adversity, the Texas Band of | ||
Yaqui Indians represents a proud and noble group of people who | ||
were never conquered, and tribe members work diligently to pay | ||
tribute to their ancestral history and preserve the Yaqui Indian | ||
culture and language; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby honor the members of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians | ||
and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
their honor and as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Perry | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 27, 2015. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |