Semester of Graduation
Fall 2019
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Geography and Anthropology
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This thesis seeks to understand the effects of multiple forced migrations on the Indigenous Houma of southern Louisiana. The causes of these migrations have taken many forms such as the dispossession of land and relocating for access to resources. Through ethnographic interviews and historic research, I seek to critically engage the past to understand how it has molded the present and the lives of tribal citizens. I evaluate the power dynamics enacted upon the Houma who have recorded contact with Europeans dating to 1686 but have never been recognized as a sovereign entity by the United States.
Recommended Citation
Parfait, Jessica R., "The Effects of Forced Migration on the Houma of Louisiana" (2019). LSU Master's Theses. 5035.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5035
Committee Chair
Dr. Helen Regis
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.5035