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The historic Indian tribes of Louisiana : from 1542 to the present / Fred B. Kniffen, Hiram F. Gregory, George A. Stokes.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kniffen, Fred Bowerman, 1900-1993.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Louisiana.
- Indians of North America.
- Louisiana.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1987.
- Summary:
- The history of Louisiana Indians including Atakapa, Opelousa, Pacana, Caddo, Tunica, Koroa, Yazoo, Taensa, Avoyel, Muskogeans, Houma, Bayougoula, Acolapissa, Tangipahoa, Quinapisa, Mugulasha, Okelousa, Chitimacha, Washa, Chawasha, Choctaw, Taensa, Natchez, Chickasaw, Talapoosa, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Apalachee, Koasati, Alabama, Apache, Yatasi, and Chawasha tribes.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The natural setting
- Prehistory: a synopsis
- The tribes in 1700
- The Europeans
- The Native Louisiana tribes after 1700
- The immigrant tribes from 1764 to 1900
- Tribal settlements
- Languages
- Arts and crafts
- Dress and personal adornment
- Economic activities
- Tribal law
- Kinship and political organization
- The crises of life
- Religion and medicine
- Play
- Tribal warfare
- Louisiana's Indians today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection.
- The de la Roche French North America Collection.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kniffen, Fred Bowerman, 1900- Historic Indian tribes of Louisiana.
- ISBN:
- 080711295X
- 9780807112953
- OCLC:
- 14819150
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