A Timeline of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas

A TIMELINE OF THE ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBES OF TEXAS

1954 President 2000 The U.S. Court 1829 Both Tribes appear on Dwight Eisenhower of Federal Claims Stephen F. Austin’s 1829 map 1854 The state purchases signs a law terminat- recommends Congress of Texas, with the “Pueblos de 1,110 acres for the Alabama ing the trust relation- compensate the Tribe los Alabamas” shown on the Indians about 17 miles south of ship between the Tribe $270.6 million for the Big Alabama Creek, a western Livingston. Another 590 acres and the United States loss of about 5.5 mil- tributary of the Neches River, were conveyed to the Tribe by M.A. and transfers all trust lion acres of land in and the “Cusatte Village” on Hardin. In 1855, Samuel Rowe responsibility for the East Texas. Congress the east side of the Trinity River. conveys 320 acres to the Tribe. Tribe to Texas. has yet to take action. 2015 The Alabama-Coushatta 1807 The 1836 The 1856 The Texas Legisla- 1928 The United States 1987 2001 The Tribe opens Tribes of Texas Restoration Coushatta Tribe Alabama Tribe ture passes an act authoriz- authorizes the purchase President a gaming operation Act, which would repeal the settles on the agrees to remain ing the state to purchase of land for the Tribes in Ronald on its reservation. prohibition against gaming Trinity River. The neutral during land for the Coushatta Polk County and creates Reagan signs activities by the Tribe, is Alabama Tribe the Texas War for Indians in Liberty, Polk or initial federal recognition the Restoration 2002 The state forces introduced in the U.S. House makes the move Independence and Tyler counties. However, land of the Alabama and Cous- Act into law, the Tribe to close its and Senate. from Louisiana temporarily moves to Louisiana until was never located. hatta tribes. restoring federal recognition to gaming operation. to Texas, settling the revolution ends. The Coushatta The name the Tribe. on the Neches Tribe remains in Texas, and its mem- 1859 The Alabama “Alabama River. bers render service to Sam Houston Tribe allows members of and Coush- 1988 Reagan signs the Indian Gaming and the people of Texas during the the Coushatta Tribe to atta Tribes of Regulatory Act into law, establishing the Runaway Scrape. live on the 1,289 acres Texas” was used framework that governs Indian gaming. purchased and awarded to describe the Tribes. 1840 The Texas Congress sets to the Alabama Tribe. aside “two leagues” of land for each MOLLIE WOOD/The Lufkin News the Coushatta and Alabama tribes. Sources: The Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas, Congress.gov, Indianz.com