Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas

The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc., is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Comecrudo people. Also known as the Carrizo people, the Comecrudo were a historic Coahuiltecan tribe who lived in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the 17th to 19th centuries.[3]

Carrizo/Comecrudo
Nation of Texas, Inc.
Named afterComecrudo people, also called Carrizo, state of Texas
Formation1999[1]
Typenonprofit organization[2]
EIN 75-2830923[2]
PurposeHuman services[2]
Location
Official language
English
Chairman
Juan Benito Mancias[1]
Revenue
$397,458[2]
Expenses$271,121[2]
Websitecarrizocomecrudonation.com

The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. is an unrecognized organization. Despite the word nation in its name, it is not a federally recognized tribe,[4] nor a state-recognized tribe,[5] nor recognized by any other Tribal Nation.

Organization

In 1999, the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Floresville, Texas.[1] Their subject area is human services.[2] They underwent tax forfeiture in 2005 and 2015.[1]

Juan Benito Macias is the organization's registered agent and chairman.[1]

Petition for federal recognition

The Tribal Council of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, based in Lubbock, Texas, sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition in 1998.[6] The council has not proceeded further in submitting a completed petition for federal recognition.[7]

Activities

The organization joined Earthjustice in filing a lawsuit to stop construction of a U.S.–Mexican border wall that would have destroyed two cemeteries that are more than 150 years old.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. "Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. Campbell, Thomas N. "Comecrudo Indians". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. 1 May 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. "List of Petitoners By State". webcache.googleusercontent.com. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. "Office of Federal Acknowledgment". U.S. Department of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. "New Lawsuit Challenging Trump Declaration of National Emergency: Wall "Threatens to Desecrate Graves and Spiritual Ancestor Sites"". Earthjustice. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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