Mount Tabor Indian Community
| Named after | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| EIN 92-2886370 (Mt. Tabor Indian Heritage Center) Defunct EIN 47-2350957 | |
| Purpose | A23: Cultural, ethnic awareness |
| Headquarters | Mineola, Texas |
| Location | |
Official language | English |
President | J.C. Thomson (2018) |
| Website | mounttaborcommunity |
The Mount Tabor Indian Community (also Texas Cherokees and Associate Bands of the Mount Tabor Indian Community) is a cultural heritage group located in Rusk County, Texas. There was a historical Mount Tabor Indian Community dating from the 19th century. The current organization established a nonprofit organization in Texas in 2015.
The modern Mount Tabor Indian Community is a controversial group claiming Native American heritage and to be a continuous community of the historical Mount Tabor Indian Community in Texas. The original Mount Tabor Indian Community ceased to exist in 1975 after a no-vote by the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. The modern Mount Tabor Indian Community made national news when leaders of Federally recognized Tribes such as the Cherokee Nation and Delaware Nation publicly denounced the group at the "Peace Circle" statue unveiling in Grapevine, Texas honoring, among others, an alleged member of the Mount Tabor Indian Community.