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The state of Louisiana is home to four federally recognized Native American tribes, the Chitimacha, the Coushatta, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi. [ 1 ] References
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Louisiana" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Chitimacha were the first Native American tribe in Louisiana to gain federal recognition. Most Native Americans of the Southeast had been forcibly removed to Indian Territory or Texas west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s. [10] The tribe received some annuities and financial benefits as a result of formal recognition.
The Houma (/ ˈ h oʊ m ə /) are a historic Native American people of Louisiana on the east side of the Red River of the South.The United Houma Nation Inc., who identify as descendants of the Houma people, have been recognized by the state as a tribe since 1972, but are not recognized by the federal government.
Louisiana House Bill 660 established the Native American Commission in 2018 to promote Native American culture and identify needs facing that community. One member from each of the 15 recognized tribes serves on the commission. [16] The tribe's Vice Chief Deb Garrett serves on the board as secretary of the Native American Commission. [17]
Pages in category "Native American people from Louisiana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
ALONG BAYOU POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. (AP) — Driving through her village along the southeastern Louisiana bayou, tribal official Cherie Matherne points out remnants of house after house — including ...
States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.