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The Atakapa language was a language isolate, once spoken along the Louisiana and East Texas coast and believed extinct since the mid-20th century. [9] John R. Swanton in 1919 proposed a Tunican language family that would include Atakapa, Tunica, and Chitimacha.
The name is also used for St Landry Parish in Louisiana. [3] An 1890 history of southwest Louisiana reported, "Mr. Alfred Louaillier states that within his recollection there were more Indians to be seen in the streets of Opelousas than there are negroes at the present days." [4]
The Atapaka Ishak Nation, officially named the Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, [1] is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Atakapa people. The Atakapa Ishak Nation is an unrecognized organization. Despite using the word nation in its name, the group is neither a ...
Before European colonisation, the Lake Charles area was home to the Native American Atakapa Ishak tribe. [1] The first European colonizers arrived in the 1760s. The Calcasieu River Bridge as seen from downtown Lake Charles.
As of the census [10] of 2000, there were 721 people, 277 households, and 204 families residing in the village. The population density was 337.9 inhabitants per square mile (130.5/km 2 ). There were 344 housing units at an average density of 161.2 per square mile (62.2/km 2 ).
On May 29, the Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Baton Rouge Attorney Edward Moses, Jr. after he asserted himself as the Christian Emperor d’Orleans Trust protector of the Atakapa Indian ...
Lafayette, Louisiana, and the surrounding area is a mix of American Indian, African American, English, French and Spanish culture. The area is situated in the region known as South Central Louisiana. The Vermilion River runs through the city. Today, the city and parish are at the heart of Acadiana.
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