How To Easily Help The Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend

We need you to make public comments regarding NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)!

Several good things will come with the revisions of NAGPRA.

That is if they happen and with your support, they can! Ultimately, our group wants to protect the land and water through NAGPRA.

The following statement is our Indigenous group’s statement.

http://bit.ly/IndigenousStatement

If you would like to sign on to support this letter, please fill out this Google form and your group or name will be added on. It will then be sent as a public comment.

http://bit.ly/ToSignOnForm

For individual comments.

Please refer to the link below.:

https://www.regulations.gov/document/NPS-2022-0004-0001

Please note there is a listening session on January 13, 2023, to learn more about what’s happening currently with NAGPRA. To register to listen in please click the link.

https://linktr.ee/IndigenousPeoples361

THE DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IS JANUARY 17 2023!

Message from the Karankawa Community

M’tchawa. Nayi Tza-keej n’ah t’uh. Muda Awa? How are you? I am looking for my relatives. Where are you?

N’ah Tu’h, my relatives, if you are out there, reach out: 713-562-1398.

Your relatives are in Alamo, Dallas, Donna, Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, and even as far west as California. For many centuries we have been in hiding. We are hiding no longer. Members who have survived from different clans are still here. We are very small in number but we are here.

You have a language. You have relatives. You are not alone. You are no longer the only one. We no longer have to live in secret. Our lives are no longer in danger as long as we have each other.

Please read our official Karankawa reconnection statement.

Also visit:

Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend

Karankawa Kadla (People of The Gulf Coast Lodge)