Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
Welcome to the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana’s website. We hope that you enjoy learning about our Tribe’s history & culture, Tribal government, attractions & accommodations and Tribal enterprises. We encourage you to come visit our museum, eat and play at our Casino, and stay at our hotel or RV park.
Chitimacha - Wikipedia
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 ...
Tribal History - Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is the only tribe in Louisiana to still occupy a portion of their aboriginal homeland. The Chitimacha, according to oral history, “have always been here.” Unfortunately, over thousands of years the Chitimacha land base has significantly decreased.
Chitimacha | Native Americans, Louisiana, Tribe | Britannica
Chitimacha, North American Indian tribe of the Macro-Algonquian linguistic phylum. Their estimated population in 1650 was 3,000; at that time one of the most powerful tribes on the northern Gulf of Mexico coast (west of what is now Florida), they inhabited the area around Grand Lake in what is now
Chitimacha Nation - American Indian COC
The Chitimacha Indian Tribe, also known as the “People of the Many Waters,” has lived in Louisiana’s bayou country for centuries. They have been the caretakers of the region for generations, long before Europeans arrived. Their story is an important part of American history. In this journey, we will:
Native Waters: A Chitimacha… | Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection, winner of a 2012 Telly Award, is the story of these Native Americans who are among the first people of Louisiana and heirs of an unbroken 8,000 year past in their native coastal region of the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana.
Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection (2011) : Louisiana …
This documentary from March 22, 2011, features Roger Emile Stouff, a member of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, recounting the history and traditions of his tribe. It follows Stouff as he fishes in the Atchafalaya Basin, the ancestral home of the Chitimacha.
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana - 64 Parishes
2024年8月5日 · The Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe to retain and occupy part of its ancestral territory within the present state of Louisiana. It was the first Louisiana tribe to gain federal recognition in 1916, with the remaining tract of Chitimacha land in St. Mary Parish placed in trust by the United States in 1919.
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana - Native Ministries International
The Chitimacha, also known as Chetimachan or the Sitimacha, are a Federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who live in the U.S. state of Louisiana, mainly on their reservation in St. Mary Parish near Charenton on Bayou Teche. They are the only indigenous people in the state who still control some of their original land, where they have ...
About Us - Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is a federally recognized Tribe. Our current home is the Chitimacha Reservation near Charenton, Louisiana, although we once occupied about one-third of what is now Louisiana, as some of the original inhabitants of the Atchafalaya Basin, Mississippi River Delta and the Gulf Coast.