Lipan Apache people

How happy I am now in my old age that I am a native Texan and saw the grand frontier before it was marred by the hand of man.

The Lipans, Kickapoos, Comanches, and Kiowa Indians used to time their raids so as to reach the Texas settlements during the light of the moon so they would have moonlight nights in which to steal horses and make their getaway before they could be discovered.

By morning when their thefts became known they would have a long lead ahead and be well out on their way into the plains and mountains.

The captains of the Rangers’ companies knew of this Indian habit and accordingly kept scouts constantly in the field during the period of the raids.

He looked just like an Indian, had long plaited hair down his back, was bareheaded, wore moccasins, and a breech clout.

Had he been in front of me, I would surely have killed him for a redskin.

Captain Roberts spoke Spanish fluently, and from this boy he learned that the Indians were Lipans that lived in old Mexico.

He was taken back to our camp, and finally his uncle came and took him home.

Next is Children of Owl by Darcie Little Badger and illustrated by Abigail Rajanov.

In a stunning contemporary fantasy from Lipan Apache Newbery honoree Little Badger and featuring artwork from Rajanov, three teens determined to save their home from forces both supernatural and benign.

Sixteen-year-old Maizy's peaceful life in Sunny Parks, a mobile home community populated by her extended family, is upended following a meeting with the son of the legendary Big Owl, a prominent figure in Lipan Apache stories, who warns Maizy that a terrible fate looms.

With few details to work with, Maizy is pulled into a tangle of overlapping mysteries while trying to prevent impending disaster.

A vengeful ghost haunts her cousin.

In 2023, he and Rusty Hardin served as impeachment prosecutors in the trial of Mr. Paxton, who was acquitted.

More recently, Mr. DeGuerin and Mr. Gutierrez have represented a Lipan Apache preservation group and an outdoor recreation company in a federal lawsuit challenging the construction in the Big Bend region.

This concludes the reading of The New York Times for today.

Your reader has been Blanca Michael Ward.