Houma people

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The Houma people are a Native American tribe historically based in what is now Louisiana, known for their distinct culture, language heritage, and close ties to the Mississippi River delta region.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the United States ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ
tribal government ⓘ
affectedBy Indian Removal era policies ⓘ
coastal land loss in Louisiana ⓘ
hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region ⓘ
oil and gas development in coastal Louisiana ⓘ
ancestralTerritory Atchafalaya Basin region ⓘ
linked to: Atchafalaya Basin

Bayou Lafourche region ⓘ
lower Mississippi River region ⓘ
colonialContact French colonists in Louisiana ⓘ
Spanish authorities in Louisiana ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalPractice basket weaving ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
currentPrimaryLanguage English ⓘ
demographicClassification Native American population of Louisiana ⓘ
engagedIn coastal restoration advocacy ⓘ
cultural preservation efforts ⓘ
language revitalization efforts ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States ⓘ
federalRecognitionStatus not federally recognized as a tribe ⓘ
historicalAffiliation Choctaw-related peoples ⓘ
historicalRegion Mississippi River Delta ⓘ
languageFamily Muskogean languages ⓘ
notableIssue environmental justice concerns ⓘ
language loss ⓘ
pursuit of federal recognition ⓘ
populationConcentration Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ⓘ
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana ⓘ
populationRegion southeastern Louisiana ⓘ
primaryRegion Louisiana ⓘ
recognizedAs state-recognized tribe in Louisiana ⓘ
relatedGroup Biloxi people ⓘ
Chitimacha people ⓘ
linked to: Chitimacha

Choctaw people ⓘ
religion syncretic Christianity and Indigenous beliefs ⓘ
represents Houma people ⓘ
selfGoverningBody United Houma Nation ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
traditionalHousing structures adapted to wetland and bayou environments ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Houma language ⓘ
Western Muskogean language ⓘ
linked to: Muskogean languages
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
trapping ⓘ

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Muskogean languages → hasLanguage → Houma language ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
Bayou Lafourche → inhabitedBy → Houma people ⓘ
Houma people → selfGoverningBody → United Houma Nation ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
United Houma Nation → represents → Houma people ⓘ
subject linked to: Houma people
Houma → mainTribalOrganization → United Houma Nation ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
Tchoupitoulas Street → hasNameOrigin → Tchoupitoulas people ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
Opelousas, Louisiana → namedFor → Opelousa Native American people ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians → peopleGroup → Native Americans in Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Houma people
Taensa people → neighboringGroup → Houma people ⓘ