Bill Text: TX HR193 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Tony "Thomi" Perryman, CEO and founder of the Warren Perryman Foundation for Native American Research.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Reported enrolled [HR193 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR193-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 193 | ||
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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 Tony Perryman, the organization's | ||
| founder and CEO; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The principal chief of the United Warrior Band of | ||
| the Seminole Nation, "Thomi" Perryman 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 service in repelling 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; with numerous ancestral connections to the | ||
| scouts, Thomi Perryman has fostered knowledge and appreciation of | ||
| the Black Seminoles as an organizer and lecturer for many events; | ||
| for a Seminole Days observance in Brackettville, he facilitated | ||
| exchanges with members of the Lipan Apache Band to explore the | ||
| complicated history between that tribe and the scouts; he named the | ||
| Foundation for Native American Research in memory of his | ||
| great-grandfather, Warren "Juan" Perryman, a culture-bearer who | ||
| played a key role in securing military headstones from the War | ||
| Department to mark graves in the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery in | ||
| Brackettville; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thomi Perryman has demonstrated an exceptional | ||
| commitment to the remarkable legacy of the Black Seminole Nation | ||
| and the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts, and his endeavors have | ||
| enlightened and engaged innumerable people; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Tony "Thomi" Perryman | ||
| for his contributions as founder and CEO of the Warren Perryman | ||
| Foundation for Native American Research and extend to him sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Perryman 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. 193 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
