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.

They are a federally recognized tribe, the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha have an Indian reservation in St. Mary Parish near Charenton on Bayou Teche. Their reservation is a small part of …

Aug 5, 2024 · 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 …

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 …

Traditionally, the Chitimacha were sun worshipers who reinterred the bones of their dead and practiced ritual head deformation. The men used nose ornaments, wore their hair long, and tattooed their …

The Chitimacha Indians, part of the Chitimachan linguistic family, originally inhabited the shores of Grand Lake and the banks of Grand River in Louisiana. By 1881, their population was reduced to a …

Jun 20, 2024 · The Sovereign Nation of the Chitimacha is one of the oldest indigenous communities in Louisiana, dating back millenia, and the Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally-recognized tribe in the …

Information about the Chitimacha Indians for students and teachers. Includes facts about Chitimacha Indian food, clothing, houses, artifacts, and customs.

Aug 5, 2025 · The Chitimacha, known for their fierce independence, resisted encroachment on their territory, leading to periods of warfare and displacement. The introduction of European diseases, to …

Information about the Chitimacha tribe in Spanish. Culture, history, art, religion, and genealogy of the Chitimacha Indians.