Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
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Lands
East Texas; the Tribe describes its reservation in the Big Thicket
Countries United States
Facts 4
History
The Tribe's history timeline dates congressional restoration of its federal recognition to 1987. This is a legal-status milestone, not the beginning of the people.
As of 1987 Source: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Our History (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
The Tribe's account of 1836 says members guided Sam Houston's army and supplied Texas refugees fleeing Santa Anna's army.
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Governance
The Tribe's government page states that its elected Tribal Council members serve three-year terms.
Source: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Government (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
The Tribe describes an elected Tribal Council advised by its Chiefs. The profile concerns this Texas Tribal government, not every Alabama or Coushatta community.
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Context and resources
A Texas History And Restoration
The Tribe traces Alabama and Coushatta ancestors to neighbouring areas in what is now Alabama, followed by movement into East Texas. Its account places members alongside Sam Houston's army in 1836 as guides and providers for refugees. Its timeline records federal recognition being restored in 1987. Restoration marks a change in legal status; it does not date the people's origins. This is the Tribe's own account of its history. The source gives inconsistent migration dating, so no exact migration year is asserted here.
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Sources For This Layer
Alabama-Coushatta: The Tribe Tells Its History (opens in a new tab)
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
Living Government And Community Services
Today's Tribe describes an elected Council with three-year terms and advisory Chiefs. Its government page also links its Constitution and By Laws, allowing readers to begin with the Tribe's own institutional account. The public services directory lists education, cultural programmes, environmental work and a health clinic alongside other departments. Those listings show where the Tribe directs enquiries, not proof of eligibility, available funding or service outcomes. This profile follows the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas as a distinct government; it does not substitute for the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana or every Alabama and Coushatta community.
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Sources For This Layer
Alabama-Coushatta: Government And Constitution (opens in a new tab)
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
Alabama-Coushatta: Tribal Services Directory (opens in a new tab)
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
From the publisher's own pages
Alabama-Coushatta: The Tribe Tells Its History (opens in a new tab)
Read the Tribe's account of its ancestors, Texas history and the 1987 restoration milestone. The page's differing migration dates are not silently resolved.
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
Alabama-Coushatta: Government And Constitution (opens in a new tab)
Begin with the Tribe's public description of Council and Chiefs, and its own link to its Constitution and By Laws. No current officeholder list is reproduced.
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
Alabama-Coushatta: Tribal Services Directory (opens in a new tab)
Find the Tribe-published department directory. Eligibility, availability and suitable contact routes must be checked directly with the Tribe; no form is submitted here.
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, source reviewed by ZOTHEOS.
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