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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
The Chitimacha (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ t ɪ m ə ʃ ɑː / CHIT-i-mə-shah; [1] or / tʃ ɪ t ɪ ˈ m ɑː ʃ ə / chit-i-MAH-shə [2]) are an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands in Louisiana. They are a federally recognized tribe, the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha have an Indian reservation in St. Mary Parish near Charenton on ...
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. [ 2 ] According to the tribe, as of 2023 [update] they have more than 17,000 enrolled tribal citizens [ 3 ] residing within a six- parish area that encompasses ...
There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. 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]
The Adai Caddo Indians of Louisiana (also known as Adai Caddo Indian Nation of Louisiana and the Adai Caddo Tribe) is a state-recognized tribe in Louisiana [1] and 501(c)(3) organization in Robeline, Louisiana. [5] Its members identify as descendants of the Adai people. [6] [7] [8] The chief is John Mark Davis, as of 2023. [9] [4]
The United Houma Nation, Inc. has the largest membership of any state-recognized tribe in Louisiana and has more members than any of the four federally recognized tribes in Louisiana. [3] It is one of the largest state-recognized tribes in the United States, with over 17,000 members. The organization holds a yearly "intertribal powwow" in ...
Federalism and the State Recognition of Native American Tribes: A survey of State-Recognized Tribes and State Recognition Processes Across the United States. University of Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 48. Sheffield, Gail (1998). Arbitrary Indian: The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-2969-7.