/tags/indigenous-people Indigenous People en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:53:42 GMT /texas/2022-09-21/miakan-garza-band-san-marcos-skeletal-remains-ut-austin For the past six years, the Miakan-Garza Band, a Coahuiltecan tribe in San Marcos, has been petitioning UT to return human remains to them for reburial. They believe the ancient remains, all found in Hays County, are their ancestors. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:53:42 GMT /texas/2022-09-21/miakan-garza-band-san-marcos-skeletal-remains-ut-austin Riane Roldan /life-arts/2022-08-16/san-marcos-art-installation-honors-indigenous-creation-story A new student-made art installation in San Marcos depicts the Coahuiltecan creation story and the five guardians of the San Marcos River. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:45:09 GMT /life-arts/2022-08-16/san-marcos-art-installation-honors-indigenous-creation-story Riane Roldan /texas/2022-03-31/where-have-austins-indigenous-people-gone Indigenous peoples have occupied Central Texas for thousands of years � long before Spanish settlers arrived in the mid-16th century. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:01:00 GMT /texas/2022-03-31/where-have-austins-indigenous-people-gone Lauren Terrazas /news/2021-10-11/coahuiltecan-group-asks-hays-county-to-build-an-indigenous-cultures-center The Indigenous Cultures Institute is asking Hays County for $10 million dollars to build a 10-acre Indigenous cultures center in San Marcos. They hope to use the space for Indigenous arts and language revitalization classes and a community garden where people can learn about native plants and herbal medicines. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:05:59 GMT /news/2021-10-11/coahuiltecan-group-asks-hays-county-to-build-an-indigenous-cultures-center Riane Roldan /life-arts/2020-10-12/an-opportunity-to-start-correcting-the-record-what-indigenous-peoples-day-means-to-me My name is Emily Aguilar; I go by Emi. I'm a teacher, a community organizer and a theater artist. And I'm also Coahuiltecan. My ancestors have been in� Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:48:26 GMT /life-arts/2020-10-12/an-opportunity-to-start-correcting-the-record-what-indigenous-peoples-day-means-to-me Emily Aguilar /news/2020-09-28/ut-reverses-decision-denying-indigenous-groups-request-for-centuries-old-remains UT Austin is reversing its decision to deny a local indigenous group’s request for three sets of Native American remains housed in the school’s� Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:13:56 GMT /news/2020-09-28/ut-reverses-decision-denying-indigenous-groups-request-for-centuries-old-remains Riane Roldan /texas/2020-09-14/indigenous-tribe-sees-mission-to-reclaim-remains-from-ut-as-a-spiritual-issue-not-a-legal-one Lee esta historia en español. Drumming and the rhythmic clinking of wooden seed pods drowned out the sound of cars rushing past the J.J. Pickle Research� Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:02:00 GMT /texas/2020-09-14/indigenous-tribe-sees-mission-to-reclaim-remains-from-ut-as-a-spiritual-issue-not-a-legal-one Riane Roldan /texas/2016-06-17/a-native-texas-tribe-now-has-legal-eagle-feathers From Texas Standard:They called it "Operation Powwow" � back in 2006, a federal agent went undercover to raid a tribal ceremony. It ended with threats of� Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:18:31 GMT /texas/2016-06-17/a-native-texas-tribe-now-has-legal-eagle-feathers Hannah McBride /texas/2015-11-24/these-indigenous-mexican-textiles-face-a-copyright-controversy From Texas Standard: Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec is a small indigenous town in the mountains of Oaxaca. The 3,500 people who call it home speak Mixe. Few� Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:17:41 GMT /texas/2015-11-24/these-indigenous-mexican-textiles-face-a-copyright-controversy Joy Diaz