Which indigenous tribes lived in North Texas? Find out with this interactive map
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Monday, Oct. 10, a day proclaimed by President Joe Biden to honor Native American history.
Texas was home to several Native American nations before 1900. Today there are three federally recognized tribes with reservations in Texas: the Alabama-Coushatta in Livingston, Tigua in El Paso, and Kickapoo in Eagle Pass, according to the Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Indigenous groups who lived in North Texas include the Tawakoni, Wichita, Kickapoo and Comanche.
According to the Texas State Historical Association, three Native American villages were seized and destroyed during the Battle of Village Creek in 1841, which took place in eastern Tarrant County near the Fort Worth and Arlington city limits.
Gen. Edward H. Tarrant, whom Tarrant County is named after, led a force of 70 men in the battle.
Tarrant made a military outpost near Village Creek which was abandoned in less than a year because of a threatened Comanche attack, according to the historical association.
Today’s residents of Tarrant County can see which native tribes used to live in the region using an interactive map by Native Land Digital. With an address search, you can view where different tribes across the United States lived compared to the current cities.
