FDI - Opelousa

The Opelousa were a sedentary hunter/farmer tribe first located in the area of present Opelousas, Louisiana. They were closely related to the Atakapas or possibly even a sub-tribe and ultimately absorbed into the Atakapas.

Aboriginal Locations (Subdivisions, #of villages)

LA At present Opelousas

Present Locations

Extinct as a culture though some descendants in other cultures

Year	*History*
1725	Earliest mention of tribes at the site of present Opelousas, Louisiana
1805	Village 15 mile to the west
1814	Population reduced to 20 warriors by smallpox and typhus, soon joined Atakapa

Year	Total LA Population	Source
1699	200	University of Louisiana
1700	200	NAHDB calculation
1800	200	NAHDB calculation
1805	150	Sibley (population reduced to 40 warriors)
1814	20	Swanton
1900	-	NAHDB calculation
2000	-	NAHDB calculation

Opelusa Sites:

Atakapa Langauge http://www.native-languages.org/atakapa.htm

Atakapa Language http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ALE

Atakapa Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=ALE

Atakapan Indian Groups http://www.texasindians.com/atakap.htm

Opelusas http://www.google.com/search?q=opelousa+indian+OR+tribe&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&start=20&sa=N

Opelusas Indian Tribe History http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/opelousa/opelousaindianhist.htm

Opelusas Museum and Interpretive Center http://www.cityofopelousas.com/tourism_interpretive_ctr.htm

Opelusas Tribe http://ccet.louisiana.edu/03a_Cultural_Tourism_Files/01.02_The_People/Native%20American%20Tribes/Opelousas.html

Ethnie:	OPELOUSA
Language:	Atakapa
Family	Gulf Tunican
*Stock:*	Tunican
*Phylum:*	Tunican
*Macro-Culture:*	Texas