Show trading post for indians in texas no longer do they shoot arrows at people AUSTIN TEXAS yes indians still live in texas but they dont roam the plains shooting arrows at people instead the 40 members of the alabama and Cos hatti tribes inhabit a acre reservation within 00 90 miles of metropolitan houston the states instates largest city plans are in the making now for construction of a paved h highway ay fronting the reservation and building n g of a trading post where the may offer for sale to the public their beaded moccasins lapel pins bows and arrows and a variety of useful articles as well as amusing trinkets chief of the tribe is 64 year old Tic Tica iche alche whose anglicized name is bronson cooper lie ile and others of the settlement are wards of the state of texas the indian village an arrangement ran gement of tepees instead scattered throughout the piney forest land are small houses on the old council grounds where pow wows bows once were held are located a church school hospital teachers teacher home agents home cemetery and a community center the white men overran the original two leagues of land more than double do ble the present acres given the tribes back in 1840 by the republic of texas homes of the indians indian war were burned their possessions destroyed and their stock stolen by resentful white whit men since that time life in the tribe has been one of reconstruction tho the missionary department of the presbyterian by terian church has aided their progress and the state stata of texas looks after their welfare |