Bill Text: TX HR192 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Rafaela Fay Lozano Brown for her contributions to the Warren Perryman Foundation for Native American Research.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Reported enrolled [HR192 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR192-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 192 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The November 2023 International Indigenous and | ||
| Native American Indian Gathering in Del Rio, hosted by the Warren | ||
| Perryman Foundation for Native American Research, provides a | ||
| fitting opportunity to recognize a valued member of the | ||
| organization, Rafaela Fay Lozano Brown; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A historian, matriarch, and head elder of the United | ||
| Warrior Band of the Seminole Nation, Rafaela Brown is a descendant | ||
| of the John Horse Band of the Black Seminole tribe, which originated | ||
| in Florida during Spanish rule; African Americans fleeing slavery | ||
| found a haven there and assimilated with the Seminole people; in the | ||
| mid-19th century, John Horse conducted groups of Seminoles along | ||
| the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory and gained fame as both | ||
| warrior and diplomat; he went on to lead a Seminole group to Mexico | ||
| in search of freedom, and his success in fending off bandits and | ||
| raiders earned him the rank of captain in the Mexican Army; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The U.S. Army began recruiting Black Seminoles from | ||
| Mexico to protect the Texas frontier, and in 1870, it established | ||
| the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts; based at Fort Duncan and Fort | ||
| Clark, the scouts engaged in 26 campaigns, and several received the | ||
| Medal of Honor for their actions; many went on to serve in Buffalo | ||
| Soldier regiments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated to her family's Black Seminole scout | ||
| heritage, Ms. Brown has followed in the footsteps of her mother, the | ||
| late Alice Fay Lozano, who contributed to books on tribal history; | ||
| Ms. Brown is an educator by profession and uses her skills to raise | ||
| awareness of the role played by Black Seminoles from the pioneer | ||
| days onward; during the lifetimes of Chief William "Dub" Warrior | ||
| and his wife, Ethel, she traveled with them to St. Augustine, | ||
| Florida, to share her knowledge; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rafaela Brown has demonstrated an exceptional | ||
| commitment to the remarkable legacy of the Black Seminole Nation, | ||
| and she is indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Rafaela Fay Lozano | ||
| Brown for her contributions as a member of the Warren Perryman | ||
| Foundation for Native American Research and extend to her sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Morales of Maverick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 192 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
