Lipan Apache Band of Texas

Not to be confused with Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
Lipan Apache Band of Texas
Named afterLipan Apache people, State of Texas
Formation1999[1]
Founded atEdinburg, Texas[1]
TypeNonprofit organization[1]
US Texas TIN 32001461261[1]
EIN 742953145[2]
Legal statusactive
Location
Membership
745 (2022)[3]
Official language
English
Chairman
Richard Gonzalez (2022)[4]
AffiliationsTexas Tribal Buffalo Project
Websitelipanapachebandoftexas.com

The Lipan Apache Band of Texas is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of Lipan Apache people[1] The organization LABT is based in Edinburg, Texas;[1] with members living in Texas, Louisiana, California, and Mexico.[4]

The Lipan Apache Band of Texas is an unrecognized organization. They are neither a federally recognized tribe[5] nor a state-recognized tribe.[3][6]

Other unrecognized organizations who also identify as Lipan Apache descendants, including the Apache Council of Texas (Alice), Cuelgahen Nde Lipan Apache of Texas (Three Rivers), the Lipan Apache Nation (San Antonio), or the state-recognized Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas (McAllen).[7]

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  2. ^ "EIN/TAX ID : 742953145 : LIPAN APACHE BAND OF TEXAS INC". HIPPA Space. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Denetclaw, Pauly (February 22, 2022). "Five Buffalo Returned to Lipan Apache Lands". Native News Online. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference observer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "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 December 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "Indigenous Students and Families" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. The state-recognized Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas has its headquarters in McAllen