Chitimacha
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Louisiana
The Chitimacha are found on their reservation at Charenton, Louisiana. According to Chitimacha oral tradition, their homeland was in the Natchez, Mississippi, region. By the time of European contact (in the early 1700's), they occupied an extensive territory on the western side of the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana. Bayou Lafourche, a principal drainage flowing south from the Mississippi River, was known as the River of the Chitimacha.
The traditional lifeways and material culture are described in John R. Swanton's The Indians of the Southeastern United States...
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