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Northwest Louisiana towns, parishes, sites named after Native American tribes

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Have you ever wondered which Native American tribes once inhabited Northwest Louisiana? If so, you might want to read the following list of towns, cities, parishes, and ...
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How many Native American tribes are in Louisiana? See the 11 Indigenous tribes in the state

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...
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Adai Caddo Indian Nation recognized as an Indigenous Tribe of Louisiana

Chairman Robert Brevelle of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society The Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society certifies the Adai Caddo Indian Nation as one of the indigenous tribes ...
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The war on truth, part 1: Erasure by design — 300 Years of Native exclusion in Louisiana’s classrooms

From the early 1700s to now, education has never been neutral for Native people. It has been a weapon, a battleground, and — ...
The Shreveport Times

Louisiana is home to four federally recognized Indigenous tribes. What are they?

Louisiana recognizes four Native American tribes: the Chitimacha Tribe, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Each tribe ...
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Louisiana tribes restore river cane to preserve their culture and the environment

Bruno Sagrera, a sixth generation Choctaw farmer is propagating river cane to help bring it back on his urban farm in Abbeville, LA. (March 15, 2024) Rose Fisher Greer and her daughter are the only ...