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Texas

Community meetings, gatherings, classes and celebrations, and the tribes and organizations behind them, all in one place so you can find your people.

790,000+Native people in Texas
3federally recognized tribes
Sept.American Indian Heritage Day

Population: 2020 U.S. Census, 794,062 Texans listed American Indian or Alaska Native alone or with another race. Tribes: the three federally recognized tribes headquartered in Texas.

Listings last checked October 27, 2026.

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What's happening in Texas

Only events their hosts make public. Ceremonies are never listed.

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  • Oct29

    Monthly Women's Healing Circle

    Online (Zoom) · hosted by American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions · 6–8 p.m. Central · details
    Community
  • Nov10

    Elders Community Luncheon

    Native American Cultural Center, 3100 E 4th St #118, Austin · 11 a.m.–1 p.m. · details
    Community
  • Nov14

    Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Veterans Pow Wow

    Veterans Pavilion, Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, near Livingston · Open to the public · details
    Powwow
  • Nov21

    Austin Powwow & American Indian Heritage Festival

    Travis County Expo Center, Austin · Children under 12 and parking free · details
    Powwow
  • Nov26

    Monthly Women's Healing Circle

    Online (Zoom) · hosted by American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions · 6–8 p.m. Central · details
    Community
  • Dec8

    Elders Community Luncheon

    Native American Cultural Center, 3100 E 4th St #118, Austin · 11 a.m.–1 p.m. · details
    Community
  • Dec31

    Monthly Women's Healing Circle

    Online (Zoom) · hosted by American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions · 6–8 p.m. Central · details
    Community

Powwows and yearly gatherings

Yearly schedule compiled from tribal and host sites, Indian Country Today and PowWows.com. Always confirm dates with the host.

  • JanYearly

    Alabama-Coushatta Children's Pow Wow

    Multi-Purpose Center, Alabama-Coushatta Reservation · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • MarYearly

    UTA Native American Student Association Powwow

    University of Texas at Arlington · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • AprYearly

    Fiesta San Antonio Pow Wow (United San Antonio Pow Wow)

    San Antonio · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • AprYearly

    IIAmericas Celebration: Honoring Indigenous Cultures

    Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, Cleburne · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Celebration
  • AprYearly

    NAIYA Student Powwow

    Travis Early College High School, Austin · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • JunYearly

    Alabama-Coushatta Annual Pow Wow

    Veterans Pavilion, near Livingston · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • JunYearly

    Feast of St. Anthony: Tigua dances

    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Celebration
  • SepYearly

    American Indian Heritage Day in Texas (last Friday of September)

    Statewide · Bullock Museum celebration in Austin · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Celebration
  • SepYearly

    Lipan Apache Veterans Pow Wow

    Hilliard Center, Corpus Christi · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • OctYearly

    Sacred Springs Pow Wow

    Meadows Center, San Marcos · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • OctYearly

    Rocking the REZ Pow Wow

    Pakitu Community Park, El Paso · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • OctYearly

    North Texas Pow Wow

    Arlington · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • OctYearly

    Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas October Pow Wow

    Alton · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • NovYearly

    Alabama-Coushatta Veterans Pow Wow

    Veterans Pavilion, near Livingston · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
  • NovYearly

    Austin Powwow & American Indian Heritage Festival

    Travis County Expo Center, Austin · more info
    Next dates to be confirmed with the host
    Powwow
Directory

Tribes & organizations

Each tribe and organization gets a free page with its own calendar. Tribes can claim their page to manage it.

Federally recognized tribes

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Near Livingston, Polk County
Official website
Page not yet claimed
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Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

Eagle Pass
Official website
Page not yet claimed
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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tigua)

El Paso
Official website
Page not yet claimed
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Other Native communities

Texas has no formal process for recognizing tribes. These communities have their own governments or organizations and host public events.

Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas

McAllen · acknowledged by the Texas Legislature in 2009
Hosts public powwows; seeking federal acknowledgment through Congress
Website

Lipan Apache Band of Texas

Edinburg
A separate Lipan Apache organization

Texas Band of Yaqui Indians

Texas · honored by Texas Senate Resolution 989 (2015)
Website

Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation

San Antonio · through American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions
Website

San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants

San Antonio

Tehuan Band of Mission Indians

San Antonio · Mission Espada families

Indigenous Cultures Institute

San Marcos · hosts the Sacred Springs Pow Wow
Website

Urban & intertribal community

Native American Cultural Center (formerly Great Promise for American Indians)

Austin · hosts the Austin Powwow
Sew Indigenous Workshop most Wednesdays, 4–7 p.m.; Elders Luncheon monthly
Website

Intertribal Community Council of Texas

Dallas · building an intertribal community center
Keeps a community list of North Texas Native groups
Website

Texas Native Health

1283 Record Crossing Rd, Dallas · (214) 941-1050
Clinic plus Elder's Circle, exercise classes and community events
Website

Comanche Nation Dallas Outreach

Dallas–Fort Worth
Website

Cherokee Community of North Texas

Dallas–Fort Worth

North Texas Chickasaw Community Council

Dallas–Fort Worth · (469) 438-6124

American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions

1616 E Commerce St, San Antonio · (210) 227-4940
Healing circles, mission heritage tours, MMIWP support
Website

Indigenous Institute of the Americas

North Texas · hosts the IIAmericas Celebration
Website

Native American Inter-Tribal Group

San Antonio

United San Antonio Pow Wow

San Antonio · hosts the Fiesta pow wow each April

Native American People of the Plains and Beyond

Lubbock County
Planning a Thanksgiving Day community gathering; 2026 November powwow cancelled
Website

Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend

Corpus Christi · intertribal community group
Website

Dance groups

Danza Azteca de Yanaguana

San Antonio
Performs opening blessings and dances at community events like Earth Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day, often at Brackenridge Park and Woodlawn Park

University programs

UTA Native American Student Association

University of Texas at Arlington · annual powwow

Native American Indigenous Youth Alliance (NAIYA)

Austin · student powwow each spring

Museums & cultural centers

Tigua Indian Cultural Center

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso

Southern Apache Museum

Houston · now online as the Southern Plains Museum and Cultural Center while it seeks a new building
Website

The Gathering Circle

3100 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio · public drum circle space near the Missions, dedicated May 2026

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Austin · hosts American Indian Heritage Day
Website

Churches

Dallas Indian United Methodist Church

Dallas
Website

All Tribes Church

Dallas–Fort Worth

Dallas Indian Revival Center

Dallas · (214) 744-3923

Native American Church of North America

Member of the National Council of Native American Churches
Meetings are ceremony and are not listed here

Indian Education programs in public schools

These school-district programs serve Native students and families and often hold family nights, potlucks and cultural events.

  • Austin ISD: Native American & Indigenous Education Program
  • Dallas ISD: American Indian Education Program
  • Fort Worth ISD: American Indian Education Program
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Tracing Native ancestry in Texas

"Ay, Texas had its missions too, mija. San Antonio, El Paso, Goliad. Those old baptism books hold a lot of our people. We start there."

Good to know: finding a Native ancestor and being a tribal member are different things. Each tribe alone decides who its members are. If your research points to a tribe, contact that tribe's enrollment office directly.
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