Tunica-Biloxi

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Tunica-Biloxi is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Southeastern Woodlands, historically based in the Lower Mississippi Valley and now centered in Louisiana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
federally recognized tribe
indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
capital Marksville, Louisiana, United States
surface form: Marksville, Louisiana
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPreservationActivity annual powwows
language revitalization
maintenance of traditional arts
culturalRegion Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
currentCommonLanguage English
French
economicActivity gaming
hospitality industry
tourism
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized
federalRecognitionYear 1981
governmentType tribal council
hasEthnonym Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
hasMuseum Tunica-Biloxi Cultural and Educational Resources Center
hasReservation Tunica-Biloxi Indian Reservation
hasSettlement Marksville, Louisiana, United States
surface form: Marksville, Louisiana
historicallyAssociatedRiver Mississippi River
Red River of the South
surface form: Red River (Louisiana)
historicalRegion Lower Mississippi River basin
surface form: Lower Mississippi Valley
languageFamily Siouan languages (Biloxi)
language isolate (Tunica)
languageHistoricallySpoken Biloxi language
Tunica language
legalStatus tribal government under U.S. law
locatedIn Louisiana
operates Paragon Casino Resort
peopleIncludes Avoyel people
Biloxi people
Ofo people
Tunica peoples
surface form: Tunica people
primaryStateJurisdiction Louisiana
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
region Southeastern Woodlands
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional tribal religion
reservationLocatedIn Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
sovereignStatus domestic dependent nation
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
maize agriculture

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Southeastern Woodlands includesPeople Tunica-Biloxi