Chitimacha PRESENTATION

Indian tribe presentation

The chitimacha

Lise Dupuy

Agnes Giraud-Patino

Coraline Ferchaud

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English bilingual 2023

01. Introduction

02. Language

03. Habits & Lifestyle

04. Food

summary

05. Beliefs

06. Clothing

07. Quiz

SECTION 01

Introduction

Agnes

who are the chitimacha?

• The chitimacha are a native american tribe located in the state of Louisiana.
• They currently live in a reservation next to the town of Charenton, in St. Mary Parish

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SECTION 02

Language

Lise

The Chitimachas originally spoke the Chitimacha language.

• The last two native speakers died in 1948.
• The remaining Chitimachas have worked hard since the 1990s to revitalize their native language.
• Contemporary Chitimacha speak Cajun French and English.

SECTION 03

history

Agnes

• Arranged in a rigid class system.
• Clans also existed. These are the documented ones in the 1900s: wolf, bear, dog and lion.
• Once were the most powerful tribe between Texas and Florida

"The Chitimacha have always been here"

According to oral history

SECTION 04

food

Coraline

What did the Chitimacha eat?

• They ate potatoes, maize and their hunting products
• Deer, alligator and aquatic species
• They hunted using garfish scale arrows, blow guns and wooden darts
• Materials like bone, wood or stone
• For fishing they used nets and traps.

SECTION 05

Beliefs

Lise

The Chitimacha believed in several different legends which were repeated within the ages by storytellers. Here are a few of the legends they believed in:

• How the Great Spirit made the world
• The legend of Bayou Teche
• The first canoe

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SECTION 06

clothing

Coraline

what are the different types of clothes the chitimacha wore?

ceremonies & special occasions

Women

men

Chtimacha women wore wraparound dresses made of deerskin or woven fiber.

Chtimacha men wore breechcloths and leather leggings.

On special occasions and ceremonies, they pained their faces with different colors and wore jewelery and feathers.

SECTION 07

quiz

quiz

Q03

Q05

Q02

Q04

Q01

Were the Chitimacha nomads?

In which year did the last Chitimacha native speakers die and how many were them?

What is a legend the Chitimacha believed in?

What food did the Chtimacha use to eat?

In which state of the USA do the Chitimacha live in?

Q1. No.

Q2. Potatoes, maize, deer, aligator, aquatic species

• How the Great Spirit made the world
• The legend of Bayou Teche
• The first canoe

Q2.

answers

Q4. In the state of Louisiana

Q5. They were two and they died in 1948.

THANKS!

We hope you enjoyed our presentation!!!

Visit the Chitimacha official site : https://www.chitimacha.gov/ They are tons of information on the tribe's history and classic recipes ! =)

Where do the Chitimacha come from?

• The Chitimacha have been around for a good 6000 years
• Long before Christopher Columbus or any european ever reached America!
• Today, they are around 1600 Chitimachas left.
• They were divided in 4 major tribes:

-The Chawasha-The Chitimacha-The Washa-The Yagenachito

The legend of the Bayou Teche.

This is a tale about the Chitimacha's version of the creation of the Bayou Teche, a river in Louisiana According to the story, there was a horrible snake that was a great enemy to the Chitimacha. The snake was incredibly long. One day, the Chtimacha decided to kill the snake. The warriors fought bravely and they managed to kill the snake. All proof that remains of it's existence is the Bayou Teche watercourse.