Lori Archer-Smith 2017-01-15 18:14:26
Pow Wow, ©Tunica- Biloxi Tribe Dancing ceremony reenactment ©Adai Caddo Indian Nation He he! Kua’at! Waxtuygi! Halito! Ciká’nó! This is how you’ll be greeted in the American Indian languages of Louisiana. Come feel the spirit of Louisiana’s remarkable tribes, and celebrate these fascinating cultures that honor their ancestors. Native American culture thrives in Louisiana. The United Houma Nation is a state-recognized tribe with 17,000 members. Attend one of many pow wows and hear inspiring stories, experience drum and dance competitions and enjoy authentic food and art. Follow the drumbeat to the Coushatta Pow Wow in Kinder (June), the Attakapas Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival in Opelousas (July), the Choctaw-Apache Pow Wow in Ebarb (April) and the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Pow Wow in Marksville (May). Take a long drive down the backroads of the Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana Driving Trail. This series of four self-guided tours features 39 ceremonial mound sites spanning 5,000 years of settlement in Louisiana. These monumental earthworks were built by hand long before Stonehenge or the Great Pyramids. The Los Adaes State Historic Site is one of the most important Spanish colonial archaeological sites in the U.S. When traveling through central Louisiana, discover the Marksville State Historic Site, a prehistoric ceremonial center with mounds that overlook the Old River. Find detailed maps of the Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana Driving Trail at CRT.state.la.us/dataprojects/archaeology/moundsguide and begin your archaeological adventure today.
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