Akokisa
Historic Indigenous tribe of Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Akokisa (also known as the Accokesaws, Arkokisa, or Orcoquiza[1]) were an Indigenous tribe who lived on Galveston Bay and the lower Trinity and Sabine rivers in Texas, primarily in the present-day Greater Houston area.[2] They were a band of the Atakapa Indians, closely related to the Atakapa of Lake Charles, Louisiana.[3]
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ceased to exist as a tribe | |
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United States (Southeastern Texas) | |
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Atakapa | |
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other Atakapa peoples |
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