Objective: Honor and support the Lipan Apache people.
Summary:
“We will be kind to the Lipans. Grass shall not grow in the path between us.” —President Sam Houston, 1843
“And then in that way/ so those Lipan/ many houses/ their country it became” —Nààdà-ìníí via Zuazua, 1939
Fleeing the Nʉmʉnʉʉ (The People, aka Comanche) tribe from the Texas High Plains, the Lépai-Ndé (Light Gray People, aka Lipan Apache) tribe arrived in the Texas Hill Country in the early 1700’s.
They described the potential they saw as Kíłá (a land for many houses — anglicized as kiaahhii, pronounced key-aww-he). By the mid 1700’s, Lipan bands had located south of the Presidio San Sabá, including the Ndáwe qóhä (Circle of Fire) band led by Chief Cabezón.
In 2021, artifacts potentially belonging to them were discovered in a valley of the Riley Mountains near Molasses Creek. Inspired by George Nelson’s “Day in the life” painting, we recreated an encampment onsite in their honor.
Exposition: Visit Kiaahhii
Status: Ongoing
Duration: Since February 14th 2021
Type: #honor #culture #texas