(Texas City)— The Multicultural Committee at College
of the Mainland will celebrate Native American
Heritage Month by hosting the Carrizo/Comecrudo
Tribe later this month.
Tribal Chairman Juan Mancias will serve as guest
speaker as he shares the history
and culture of the tribe that dates
back to 1747. The general public
is invited to the Thursday, Nov. 29
event from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in
the Learning Resource Center on
campus. Lunch will be provided.
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe
is an aboriginal tradition in south
Texas. The group for years has
worked to maintain and preserve
the tribe’s language, culture and
traditions and to identify relatives,
land and ancestors.
According to the group’s website,
the Carrizo/Comecrudo people
lived in the Rio Grande delta.
Carrizo, who means cane or
reed in Spanish, was tagged to
the group because their houses
were covered in canes or reeds.
Comecrudo, which means “those
who eat raw” is another Spanish
word associated with the group.
The label was given to them by
Spanish explorers who observed
the tribe members eating food
that was half raw from cooking in
paunches
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Hello,
Is this image of Juan Mancias copyrighted? We are doing a profile piece on Juan and the amazing work he does and would like to share this image of him.