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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. (AP) — Cherie Matherne looked out into Bayou Pointe au Chien, wide enough for several boats to pass through. In the distance, a stand of dead trees marked where saltwater comes ...

Dead lemon trees stick out of the ground of a sacred mound in Adams Bay in Louisiana on Sept. 20th, 2024. The mound is slowly disappearing because of coastal land loss. Billowy, Gulf clouds fill the ...

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 a significant step toward addressing housing needs, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana has officially broken ground on a multimillion-dollar affordable housing project. The groundbreaking ...

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...

“We want to be able to make it so that people can stay here for as long as possible, for as long as they want to stay,” said Matherne, who as the tribe’s director of daily operations helped coordinate ...