This website is the official website of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas. It is maintained for educational, historical, and tribal administrative purposes. By using this website, you accept the terms set out on this page. These terms are effective November 7, 2026.
The material on this website may be read and shared for personal and educational purposes, with attribution to the Atakapa-Ishak Nation. The name and seal of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation belong to the Nation and are used on this website by its own authority.
Much of the historical record displayed here is in the public domain. Publications of the United States federal government — including Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 43 (1911) and Bulletin 108 (1932) and materials of the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution — are public domain works of the federal government. The 1735 watercolors of Alexandre de Batz are likewise in the public domain by age.
Contemporary photographs, artwork, published writings, and media — including the council portrait credited in our footer and the documentary poster presented in our Watch section — remain the property of their respective creators and rights holders, and are credited where known. They are presented on this website for non-profit educational and cultural preservation purposes.
If you are a rights holder and believe that material on this website infringes your rights, or is credited incorrectly, please write to the Tribal Council at [email protected], or by mail to the Atakapa-Ishak Nation, 1505 1st Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Please identify the work and the page where it appears. We review every good-faith notice promptly, and we will correct, credit, or remove material as appropriate.
When you submit material through this website — including genealogy and lineage records, and images, text, or media for the Artisanal Exchange — you are responsible for it. You affirm that the material is your own, or that you have the right to share it, and you grant the Nation permission to use it for the purpose you submitted it. Marketplace submissions additionally require the certification shown on the submission form.
Historical content on this website is presented in good faith from the published sources cited in our References, and the website is updated as the Nation’s work continues. Content is provided as it stands, without warranties of any kind.
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