Texas Band of Yaqui Indians

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Texas Band of Yaqui Indians
Named after Yaqui people
Formation2019 [1]
Founded at Lubbock, Texas [1]
Type Nonprofit organization [1]
EIN 45-3612050 [1]
Legal statusactive
PurposeA23. Cultural and ethnic awareness [1]
Location
Official language
English
President/Chairman
Israel Ramirez [1]
Vice Chairman
Sam Ramirez
Website tbyi.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.

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The Texas Band of Yaqui Indians is an unrecognized organization. They are neither a federally recognized tribe [2] [3] nor a state-recognized tribe. [4]

Organization

In 2019, the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Lubbock, Texas. [5] [1] It is an art, culture, and humanities nonprofit and charity. Israel "Izzy" Sotel Ramirez is the organization's president and chairman. [6] [2] Sam Ramirez is the vice chairman. [5] [1]

History

The organization’s members identify as being Yaqui descendants who migrated from Mexico to Texas under the leadership of Lino Domingues Urquides, also called Ya'ut, [2] and Ave'lino Cobayoti Urquides. [6] Urquides' daughter moved to Lubbock in the early 20th century. [6] They say they descend from ten families who "actively hid their Yaqui identity in Texas," as historian Brenden W. Rensink wrote. [7]

Honorary resolution

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Resolution SR989

In 2015, the Texas state senate passed Senate Resolution 989, a "congratulatory & honorary" resolution authored by State Senator Charles Perry, [8] a Republican from Lubbock. [2]

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." [11] Despite this, the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians are often described as being state recognized. [12] [7]

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. [13]

Activities

The Texas Band of Yaqui Indians share demonstration dances and storytelling. They have performed at Lubbock Christian University for Native American Heritage Month. [14] The group has tried to research and learn the Yoeme language. [6]

Notes

  1. The state of Texas has no office to manage Indian affairs [9] and no state-recognized tribes. [10]

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