Jump to content

Chaouacha

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Maunus (talk | contribs) at 01:45, 31 August 2013 (create). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The Chaouacha people was an indigenous tribe of Louisiana, the last 30 members of which were massacred in retaliation for the Natchez Massacre on French colonistys in which they had had no part.[1] In 1699 they were reported to be allied with the Ouacha/ Washa and the Opelousa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Balvay, Arnaud (2013). "The French and the Natchez: A Failed Encounter". French and Indians in the Heart of North America, 1630-1815. MSU Press. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ John R. Swanton. Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin - Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911. p. 301 [1]