The Big Bend area of Southwest Texas is a place we love and the place we call home. It is important that we recognize that our brick and mortar location and most of the destinations that we love to share with our guests are located on the traditional homelands of Indigenous people. European settlement of North America has, as part of its history, been responsible for cultural, religious, and historical eradication, along with the genocide and forced removal of Indigenous people. We acknowledge these facts and honor and respect Indigenous ancestry, their lives and their continuing legacy, along with the vitality in the link between Indigenous culture and their traditional homelands.

We are committed to land stewardship and preservation efforts of the traditional Indigenous homelands which have been a keystone to the outdoor recreation and tourism industries. We are also committed to our own ongoing education with regards to the Indigenous communities surrounding us, not only in southwest Texas, but in all of our destinations both domestic and abroad.

To learn more about Indigenous traditional homelands in Southwest Texas, in your area, and around the world, look here:

Native Land Digital Website

Tribal Lands Digital Map

The cultural history of the Big Bend region is rich and encompasses the territories and histories of many overlapping communities. Of the many tribes that lived in and around the Big Bend here is some information on a few of them:

Jumanos: https://native-land.ca/listings/territories/jumanos

Concho: https://native-land.ca/listings/territories/conchos

Mescalero Apache: https://native-land.ca/listings/territories/mescalero-apache

Chiso: https://native-land.ca/listings/territories/chiso

Pescado: https://native-land.ca/listings/territories/pescado

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Will and Peyton Blackstock – Owners/Managers

505-681-0122 – willblackstock@furtheradv.com