Atakapa

E280857

Indigenous people Native American tribe

The Atakapa were an Indigenous people of the Gulf Coast region, primarily in what is now southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, known for their distinct language and coastal hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Atakapa canonical	1
Attakapa	1
Attakapas	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ
affectedBy	European colonization ⓘ epidemic diseases ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Atakapa ⓘ surface form: Attakapa Atakapa ⓘ surface form: Attakapas
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalArea	Gulf Coast regions ⓘ surface form: Gulf Coast culture area Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
culturalPractice	seasonal mobility ⓘ small band organization ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasDistinctLanguage	true ⓘ
historicalEra	colonial period in North America ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
housingType	temporary shelters ⓘ thatched structures ⓘ
language	Atakapa language ⓘ
languageFamily	Atakapan languages ⓘ
languageStatus	extinct language ⓘ
materialCulture	bone tools ⓘ dugout canoes ⓘ shell tools ⓘ woven baskets ⓘ
neighboringGroup	Caddo ⓘ Chitimacha ⓘ Karankawa ⓘ Tunica ⓘ
notableSubgroup	Eastern Atakapa ⓘ Eastern Atakapa ⓘ surface form: Western Atakapa
peopleStatus	culturally surviving descendants ⓘ
populationTrend	decline after European contact ⓘ
primaryRegion	Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Gulf Coast Southeast Texas ⓘ surface form: Southeastern Texas Southwestern Louisiana ⓘ
recognizedAs	historic tribe ⓘ
regionToday	Louisiana ⓘ Texas ⓘ
religionType	traditional tribal religion ⓘ
socialOrganization	bands ⓘ
subsistence	use of coastal wetlands resources ⓘ use of estuaries and bays ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle	coastal hunter-gatherer ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southeastern Woodlands → includesPeople → Atakapa ⓘ

Atakapa → alsoKnownAs → Atakapa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Attakapa

Atakapa → alsoKnownAs → Atakapa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Attakapas