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** In addition, the reservation Independent School District was established for Indian students. | ** In addition, the reservation Independent School District was established for Indian students. | ||
* 1954, the federal government opted to relinquish trusteeship over smaller tribes including the Alabama and Coushatta. As a result, the Texas Board of Special Schools took over trusteeship of the tribes with the implication that Tribal members were now wards of the state.<ref>Bryant J. Celestine, ''Alabama-Coushata Indians'', from YouTube video presentation recorded at the Allen Public Library, Allen Texas, 20 October 2016. All of the foregoing timeline section on this page was adapted from the live presentation.</ref> | * 1954, the federal government opted to relinquish trusteeship over smaller tribes including the Alabama and Coushatta. As a result, the Texas Board of Special Schools took over trusteeship of the tribes with the implication that Tribal members were now wards of the state.<ref>Bryant J. Celestine, ''Alabama-Coushata Indians'', from YouTube video presentation recorded at the Allen Public Library, Allen Texas, 20 October 2016. All of the foregoing brief timeline section on this page was adapted from the live presentation.</ref> | ||
==== Reservations ==== | ==== Reservations ==== | ||