§ 1300b-11. — Congressional findings and declaration of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1300b-11]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER LXXIII-A--TEXAS BAND OF KICKAPOO INDIANS
Sec. 1300b-11. Congressional findings and declaration of policy
(a) Findings
Congress finds that the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians is a subgroup
of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; that many years ago, the Band was
forced to migrate from its ancestral lands to what is now the State of
Texas and the nation of Mexico; that, although many members of the band
\1\ meet the requirements for United States citizenship, some of them
cannot prove that they are United States citizens; that, although the
Band resides in the State of Texas, it owns no land there; that, because
the Band owns no land in Texas, members of the Band are considered
ineligible for services which the United States provides to other
Indians who are members of federally recognized tribes because of their
status as Indians except when the members of the Band are on or near the
reservation of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; that members of the Band
live under conditions that pose serious threats to their health; and
that, because their culture is derived from three different cultures,
they have unique needs including, especially, educational needs.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(b) Declarations
Congress therefore declares that the Band should be recognized by
the United States; that the right of the members of the Band to pass and
repass the borders of the United States should be clarified; that
services which the United States provides to Indians because of their
status as Indians should be provided to members of the Band in Maverick
County, Texas; and, that land in the State of Texas should be taken in
trust by the United States for the benefit of the Band.
(Pub. L. 97-429, Sec. 2, Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat. 2269.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 97-429 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
subchapter] may be cited as the `Texas Band of Kickapoo Act'.''
