Pointe-au-Chien Tribe claim to be descendants of the Chitimacha; they also believe themselves to be descendants of other historical tribes located in the region, notably the Acolapissa, Atakapas, coastal Choctaw and Biloxi Indians.
In 1996, they have petitioned to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for federal recognition.
[1] Although the tribe has survived hurricanes for hundreds of years, Hurricane Ida devastated the Pointe-au-Chien community on August 29, 2021, leaving unprecedented damage with about 150 tribal families in need of assistance for temporary housing and rebuilding.
Because of not being a federally recognized tribe, important disaster proclamations and rescue funds were not forthcoming from U.S. government relief agencies.
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