ROSINA PHILIPPE EXPERTLY steers a small metal boat through the brackish bayou. It’s a chilly February afternoon in Louisiana, and Philippe, an elder of the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha Tribe, is bundled up ...

Rose Fisher Greer, one of the only basket weavers left in the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, holds a piece of river cane in Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest Rose Fisher Greer, one of the only ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

LAFAYETTE — Monday is National Indigenous Peoples' Day. It falls on the same day as Columbus Day, as a way to honor the people already living on the continent when Christopher Columbus landed in 1492.

When Shirell Parfait-Dardar returned to her home in Dulac, she found that Hurricane Ida's unforgiving winds had ripped the roof off and blown the walls in. A dressmaker by trade, she discovered her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHAUVIN, La. (BRPROUD) — In southern ...

DULAC, La. – Nearly two months after Hurricane Ida damaged Southeast Louisiana with catastrophic winds and flooding, Indigenous leaders along the coast say they are struggling to recover in part ...

In November, the National Congress of American Indians convened for their 80th annual convention and marketplace in New Orleans. While the event is meant to unite and energize tribal leaders and ...

POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. (AP) — Cherie Matherne looked out into Bayou Pointe au Chien, wide enough for several boats to pass through. In the distance, a stand of dead trees marked where saltwater comes ...

A Louisiana tribe under threat from flooding, storms and rising seas will receive a federal grant aimed at helping Native American communities adapt to climate change or move to safer ground. The ...

T his story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. ROSINA PHILIPPE EXPERTLY steers a small metal boat through the brackish bayou. It’s a chilly February ...