Esto'k Gna

Esto’k Gna is the name used by the Carrizo/Comecrudo people, whose homeland lies along the lower Rio Grande and its delta. The river flows through thorny brush and coastal wetlands to the Gulf of Mexico; its banks and channels have long been places of residence and ceremony. Spanish colonizers used names including Carrizo and Comecrudo for Indigenous people of the region. Missions and forced labour sought to remove communities from their lands and traditions, but their descendants continue to remember their connection to this country.