Atakapas_Ishak_Nation_of_Southeast_Texas_and_Southwest_Louisiana
Atakapa Ishak Nation
Cultural organization in Louisiana
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.
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]