For the first time in over 140 years, the Tonkawa Tribe has been officially recognized for its significant contributions to Austin's early history.

We look back on five key stories about the Tonkawa in Central Texas as well as fresh reporting on the tribe's friendship with Austin.

We look back on five key stories about the Tonkawa in Central Texas as well as fresh reporting on the tribe's friendship with Austin.

The story of the Tonkawa's short residence in the city during 1842 and 1843 is told in a carefully resourced paper, "How the Tonkawa Tribe Came to Live in Austin," placed at the Austin History ...

The Tonkawa Tribe is based today in northern Oklahoma, but its homelands are in Texas, where it recently bought back a mountain central to its origination story. The mountain is located near Gause ...

According to a press release, the Tonkawa tribe acquired the mountain in its entirety and has committed to ensuring public access to the site.

GAUSE, Texas — Almost 140 years after the Tonkawa were expelled from Texas, they have returned to purchase Sugarloaf Mountain, a sacred site in Milam County, northeast of Austin, that plays a ...

On Sept. 12, more than 180 years after the Tonkawa left Austin — and 140 years after they were exiled from Texas to a reservation in Oklahoma — the city will officially thank the tribe for its ...

We look back on five key stories about the Tonkawa in Central Texas as well as fresh reporting on the tribe's friendship with Austin.