Avoyel
Native American tribe in Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Avoyel or Avoyelles were a small Native American tribe who at the time of European contact inhabited land near the mouth of the Red River at its confluence with the Atchafalaya River near present-day Marksville, Louisiana. The Avoyel are a member of the federally recognized Native American tribe and sovereign nation of the Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana.[2]
Total population | |
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extinct as tribe, merged into Tunica-Biloxi[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Louisiana | |
Languages | |
Avoyel language, Mobilian trade jargon | |
Religion | |
Indigenous religion |
The U.S. Department of the Interior determined that: "The contemporary Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe is the successor of the historical Tunica, Ofo, and Avoyel tribes, and part of the Biloxi tribe. These have a documented existence back to 1698. The component tribes were allied in the 18th century and became amalgamated into one in the 19th century through common interests and outside pressures from non-Indian cultures."[1]