Welcome to the
Indigenous Cultures Institute
We work to preserve the cultures of the Native Americans indigenous to Texas and northern Mexico while maintaining our covenant with sacred sites.
Census 2020
Program Update
Indigenous Cultures Institute is a member of Hays County Complete Count Committee and also a 2020 Census Proud Partner. We will help you to complete your Census form. Contact us HERE.
Most “Hispanics” are actually Native Americans, some 100% and some mixed.
Embrace your indigenous identity!
If you don’t know your tribe, enter “DETRIBALIZED”.
#idnative2020
About
Our Community
More than 200 Native American groups were populating what is now central and southern Texas and northeastern Mexico when the Spanish invaders first arrived. Some historians erroneously report that these bands “disappeared”. The Indigenous Cultures Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the research and preservation of the culture, arts, traditions, ceremonies, and languages of this population, collectively known as Coahuiltecans.
Projects
& Programs
The Institute presents educational programs on the identity and ancestral legacy of these Native Americans who have millions of descendants― currently labeled Mexican American, Latino, or Hispanic―still living in Texas and the U.S. Many of these descendants continue to practice their indigenous ceremonies, pray in their Native languages, and hold true to the values of their ancestors. Please check back with us for updates on our current activities. Below is information on our major projects.
OCT 3 & 4, 2020
10th Anniversary Celebration
Two-day festival celebrating Native American culture along the shores of the Sacred Springs in San Marcos, Texas. Click HERE for highlights of 2019 powwow.
Visit www.SSpowwow.com.
RESTING IN PEACE – A fight to rebury Native remains in Texas, written by Mary Huber, published by Compass Cultural. Read Article…
SAT JAN 25 | 8:00pm
ESB-MACC | 600 River St. | ATX
Tickets at the door: $15