Opelousa
Historical Native American tribe in Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Appaloosa (disambiguation).
The Opelousa (also Appalousa) were an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands in Louisiana. They lived near present-day Opelousas, Louisiana, west of the lower Mississippi River, in the 18th century. At various times, they allied with the neighboring Atakapa and Chitimacha peoples.
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extinct as a tribe, likely merged into the Atakapa in the early 19th century[1] | |
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central-southwest Louisiana | |
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unattested | |
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Indigenous religion | |
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Atakapa |
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