Atakapa Ishak Nation

The Atapaka Ishak Nation, officially named the Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana,[1] is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Atakapa people.

Atakapa Ishak Nation
Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas
and Southwest Louisiana[1]
Named afterAtakapa people and their autonym, Ishak
Formation2008[1]
Typenonprofit organization[2]
EIN 80-0156227[1]
PurposeA23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness[1]
Location
Membership (2014)
estimated 900[3]
Official language
English
President
Edward Chretien[1]
Websiteatakapa-ishak.org

The Atakapa Ishak Nation is an unrecognized organization. Despite using the word nation in its name, the group is neither a federally recognized tribe[4] nor a state-recognized tribe.[5] Louisiana has 11 state-recognized tribes[5] but rejected the Atakapa Ishak Nation's application for state recognition.[3]

Organization

In 2008, the Atakapa Ishak Nation formed the Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1]

Edward Chretien Jr. is their president and primary contact.[2]

Petition for federal recognition

In 2007, the Atakapas Ishak Nation of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition.[6] They have not followed up with a petition for federal recognition, however.[7] The group has since splintered into three factions.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana". Cause IQ. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. "Atakapa Ishak Tribe of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana". TaxExpemptWorld. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. Besson, Eric (2 September 2014). "SE Texas' Atakapa tribe seeking federal designation". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. 4 May 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. "List of Petitoners By State". webcache.googleusercontent.com. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. "Office of Federal Acknowledgment". U.S. Department of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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