Chitimacha

E283873

The Chitimacha are a Native American people indigenous to southern Louisiana, known for their intricate river cane basketry and enduring cultural presence along the Gulf Coast.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chitimacha canonical 4
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 1
Chitimacha people 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people
artForm double-woven baskets
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion Louisiana Gulf Coast
surface form: Gulf Coast

Southeastern Woodlands
currentReligions Christianity
traditional beliefs
economicActivity arts and crafts
gaming
tourism
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Chitimacha Indian Reservation
surface form: Chitimacha Tribal Council
hasCasino Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel
hasCulturalContinuity yes
hasLanguageRevitalizationEfforts yes
hasReservation Chitimacha Indian Reservation
historicalContactWith French colonists
Spanish colonists
United States government
indigenousTo Gulf Coast of the United States
surface form: Gulf Coast region

southern Louisiana
knownFor intricate basket designs
river cane basketry
language Chitimacha language
languageFamily language isolate
materialUsedInBasketry river cane
populationRegion Louisiana
preserves ceremonial practices
oral history
traditional stories
primaryState Louisiana
principalCommunity Charenton, Louisiana
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
reservationLocatedIn St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
sufferedFrom epidemic diseases after European contact
land loss
traditionalCraft basket weaving
beadwork
wood carving
traditionalHousing palisaded villages
thatched houses
traditionalLanguageStatus moribund
traditionalReligion animism
ceremonialism tied to seasonal cycles
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
maize agriculture
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Atchafalaya Basin
Bayou Teche
lower Mississippi River delta

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Southeastern Woodlands includesPeople Chitimacha
this entity surface form: Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
Tunica neighboringGroups Chitimacha
Atakapa neighboringGroup Chitimacha
Taensa relatedEthnicGroup Chitimacha
Houma people relatedGroup Chitimacha
this entity surface form: Chitimacha people