Tribal Council Officers Chairman Bernard Barcena, Vice Chairman Robert Soto and Treasurer Juan Soliz represented the Lipan Apache Tribe, also known as the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, in a cultural exchange with the State of Coahuila and the Federal government of Mexico. The conference was held January 9-10, 2009 in Melchor Muzquiz and was organized by Yolanda Elizondo, Director of the Casa de la Cultura, and the Lipan Tribal Anthropologist, José Medina González Davila. Accompanying the Council were Bill Larew, Tribal Administrator, David Gohre, Tribal Linguist and Nancy Minor, Tribal Historian. David Gohre provided excellent Spanish translation and David Minor, Nancy's husband, guided the Council representatives on the road.
