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The Historic Indian Tribes of Louisiana: From 1542 to the Present Louisiana This Louisiana -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .
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 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 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.
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.
It competed with Dutch, and later English merchants, across the northern tier for fur trade with the Native Americans. The fur trade also helped cement alliances between Europeans and Native American tribes. [citation needed] Map of New France (blue color) in 1750, before the French and Indian War
The modern "Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe" live in Mississippi and east central Louisiana. The modern tribe is composed of Tunica, Biloxi (a Siouan speaking people from the Gulf coast), Ofo (also a Siouan people), Avoyel (a Natchezan people), Mississippi Choctaw (formerly Muskogean speaking), [ 2 ] European and African ancestry. [ 2 ]
The tribe owns and operates the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana. The casino is home to the Koasati Pines golf course. The casino operates 8 restaurants and 4 hotels, and is the largest casino in the state. The casino employs over 2500 local residents, and it is one of the top five largest private employer in Southwest Louisiana. [9 ...