The eruption of Mount St. Helens was one of the most impactful in history. But there are people who have lived alongside the ...

The state of Louisiana is home to four federally recognized Indigenous tribes. The Chitimacha Tribe, the Coushatta Tribe of ...

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La ... the small Native American community on the Plaquemines Parish west bank. Philippe’s ancestors in the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribe were mound builders.

The Caddo Adai Indian Nation is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Louisiana and the descendants of the Adai people, a small group of the larger Caddo Confederacy. Known as farmers and ...

The Inter-Tribal Council of Louisiana Consortium, which represents five Native tribes, declined to comment for this story. Big Chief Derrick Hulin (also known as Big Chief Uptown) of the Golden ...

(March 15, 2024) Rose Fisher Greer and her daughter are the only basket weavers left in the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, a tribe based in Central Louisiana. To practice her craft, Greer needs ...

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is working to take almost 60 acres east of Interstate 5 near La Center into its sovereign jurisdiction. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is ...

In November, the National Congress of American Indians convened for their 80th annual convention and marketplace in New Orleans. While the event is meant to unite and energize tribal leaders and ...

That would seem to leave out tribes that only have state recognition or no recognition. In a place like Louisiana that nuance could leave out many Native Americans most affected by climate change.