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Indian Affairs
The Office of Indian Affairs seeks to enhance the individual and collective communities of indigenous people in Louisiana by serving as a resource and referral agent for Louisiana Native Americans and tribes seeking assistance navigating local, state, and national policies.
One of the Office of Indian Affairs' main duties is to be responsible for identifying the needs and solutions to seven areas of focus: economic development, education, healthcare, infrastructure, workforce development, broadband, and disaster response and recovery. The office focuses on program initiatives to address these ongoing issues while, in the same breath, promoting awareness of our tribal communities in this state and its unique culture. The Office of Indian Affairs also serves as a pass through to provide funding to various local entities in Avoyelles Parish for infrastructure and awards scholarships to Native American students.
The Office of Indian Affairs serves as a resource for individual constituent and agency inquiries regarding a myriad of issues facing Louisiana Native Americans including sovereignty of federal tribes, connecting state agencies, federal agencies and individuals with tribes, custody issues relating to Native American children, as well as directing Native Americans to appropriate state agencies as needed.
Office of Indian Affairs Native American Commission
The commission’s purpose is to advise the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs regarding issues pertaining to Native Americans, identify the needs and concerns of the Native Americans in Louisiana, establish criteria for state tribe recognition and recommend criteria to the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs and the legislature for adoption and implementation, review applications for the Office of Indian Affairs Scholarship and recommend scholarship awardees to the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, promote Native American culture, awareness, and education across the state, promote Native American Heritage Month in Louisiana and conduct a comprehensive review of all state departments and agencies to identify obstacles to the effective delivery of governmental services by all service providers at all levels of government to Native Americans, propose methods for removing those obstacles, and submit such proposals to the appropriate governmental entity or entities.
Louisiana State and Federally Recognized Tribes- Regional Map
Region 3:
- Bayou Lafourche Band – Lafourche Parish
- Chitimacha Tribe – St. Mary Parish
- Grand Caillou/Dulac Band – Terrebonne Parish
- Jean Charles Choctaw Nation – Terrebonne Parish
- Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe – Terrebonne Parish
- United Houma Nation – Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Mary, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard. Parishes
Region 5:
- Coushatta Tribe – Jefferson Davis Parish
- Four Winds Cherokee – Allen Parish
Region 6:
- Clifton Choctaw – Rapides & Vernon Parishes
- Louisiana Band of Choctaw- Concordia Parish
- Jena Band of Choctaw – La Salle Parish
- Tunica-Biloxi Tribe – Avoyelles Parish
Region 7:
- Addai Caddo – Natchitoches Parish
- Choctaw-Apache – Sabine Parish
- Natchitoches Tribe – Natchitoches Parish
Resources
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Board of Regents
Louisiana Association Of Independent Colleges & Universities
Financial Aid for Native American Students
American Indian College Fund
National Indian Education Association
American Indian Graduate Center
U.S. Dept. of Education American Indian Services
Nursing Scholarships for First Generation College Students
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Staff:
Kelsi Lancon
DirectorPhone: (225) 342-6160
Address:
Office of the Governor
Louisiana State Capitol
900 N. Third St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70804