The Atapaka Ishak Nation, officially named the Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana,[1] is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Atakapa people.
The Atakapa Ishak Nation is an unrecognized organization.
[5] Louisiana has 11 state-recognized tribes[5] but rejected the Atakapa Ishak Nation's application for state recognition.
[3] In 2008, the Atakapa Ishak Nation formed the Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
[2] In 2007, the Atakapas Ishak Nation of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition.