Government, Politics & Law
H. L. Billiot v. Terrebonne Parish School Board et al.
In 1917 the Louisiana court system ruled that Native people occupied the same legal status as African Americans under Jim Crow.
In 1917 the Louisiana court system ruled that Native people occupied the same legal status as African Americans under Jim Crow.
The United Houma Nation claims approximately 17,000 members and continues to keep Native American traditions alive from their tribal center in Lafourche Parish.
In the eighteenth century Houma people established trade and political relationships with French and Spanish colonists. In the twentieth century Houmas unified their community and successfully struggled for political recognition.
Janie Verret Luster is a master palmetto basket weaver and cultural preservationist of the United Houma Nation, a state-recognized tribe from southeast Louisiana.
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