Chitimacha

My firm is assisting a community that has been devastated by the Spill -- the Biloxi Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee Indians.

Ivan T. Thornton: Don't Believe the (BP) Hype! Ivan T. Thornton 2012

My firm is assisting a community that has been devastated by the Spill -- the Biloxi Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee Indians.

Ivan T. Thornton: Don't Believe the (BP) Hype! Ivan T. Thornton 2012

Human bones have been reburied in keeping with the wishes of the Chitimacha tribe, which has links to the ancient settlements.

Oil spill cleanup turns up trove of Indian relics 2011

There are about 20,000 American Indians in coastal Louisiana who trace their roots to Houma, Chitimacha, Choctaw and Biloxi tribes.

Oil Spill Threatens Way Of Life For American-Indian Fishing Villages AP 2011

Human bones have been reburied in keeping with the wishes of the Chitimacha tribe, which has links to the ancient settlements.

Oil spill cleanup turns up trove of Indian relics 2011

Bayou Pointe-Aux-Chenes and nearby Isle de Jean Charles are home to Houma as well as native Chitimacha tribe members.

Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf 2010

Currently, 350 Chitimacha remain on the tribe's Louisiana reservation.

Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf 2010

In the 18th century, most Chitimacha adopted Cajun French and the last native speaker died in 1940.

Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf 2010

According to the tribe's official web site, the Chitimacha settled the bayous of southern Louisiana as far back as 500 A.D.

Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf 2010

As if that were not challenging enough, the Chitimacha later faced encroachment by French, Spanish and U.S. settlers.

Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf 2010