Chitimacha people

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Chitimacha_Powwow
gptkbp:artworkBy gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:embroidery
basketry
gptkbp:censusCategory American Indian or Alaska Native
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Charenton,_Louisiana
gptkbp:culturalOrigin gptkb:Southeastern_Woodlands
gptkbp:eligibility lineal descent
gptkbp:enrollment over 1,000 members
gptkbp:ethnonym Sitimaxa
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe yes
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Chitimacha_Tribal_Council
gptkbp:hasCasino gptkb:Cypress_Bayou_Casino_Hotel
gptkbp:historicalContact gptkb:United_States_government
Spanish colonists
French colonists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chitimacha people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chitimacha_language
documented by linguist Morris Swadesh
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:language
gptkbp:languageRevitalization in progress
gptkbp:languageRevitalizationPartner gptkb:Rosetta_Stone
gptkbp:languageStatus extinct as first language
gptkbp:leader O'Neil Darden (as of 2023)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gaming
tourism
tribal enterprises
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Chitimacha_Museum
gptkbp:notableFor basket weaving
gptkbp:population approximately 1,100 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:populationDecline due to disease and conflict
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkb:State_of_Louisiana
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional tribal religion
gptkbp:reservationStatus gptkb:Chitimacha_Reservation
gptkb:St._Mary_Parish,_Louisiana
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
agriculture
fishing
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Lower_Mississippi_River_Delta
gptkbp:treatyWithUS no formal treaty
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Tunica
gptkb:Atakapa
gptkb:Houma
gptkbp:website https://www.chitimacha.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chitimacha_language
gptkb:Bayou_Lafourche_Band_of_Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw
gptkb:Chitimacha_Tribal_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7