Lipan
Americannoun
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a member of an Apache group that comprises several Apache bands, living in the southwestern United States east of the Rio Grande.
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the Athabascan language of the Lipan.
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Etymology
Origin of Lipan
First recorded in 1845–50; from Spanish Lipán, from Lipan self-designation Hleh-pai Ndé or Lépai-Ndé “Light Gray People” (a reference to the migration history of the Lipan)
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Pastor Robert Soto was decked out in full garb as a feather dancer and member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
For the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project, live bison are part of a program that teaches Indigenous youth about the animal, said the organization’s founder, Lucille Contreras of the Lipan Apache tribe.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
Darcie Little Badger’s “A Snake Falls to Earth” is based in part on Lipan Apache storytelling traditions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
By some accounts, Vanderwal wouldn’t be there if not for Lerma - the self-described “pedophile hunter,” data resource manager and Lipan Apache tribal member who moonlights as a Facebook personality and NRA-certified firearms instructor.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2018
Castro meant just that, for even the tough sinews of a Lipan warrior could feel the strain they had borne.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
At no great distance from the knoll upon which Great Bear had sounded his war-cry a voice as shrill and as fierce, although not as powerful, replied to him with the battle-yell of the Lipans.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
It was the two Lipans and not the Comanches that he referred to.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
He would have ridden as straight as he could to rejoin the band of Lipans and to tell his father that the Comanches were coming.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
Red Wolf was all alone, but if Great Bear was hunting Lipans, they, on their part, were on the lookout for Comanches.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
"The Lipans are safe, but the Mexicans must not catch Bowie."
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
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