Look what the chicken dug up!

  • Butte Tribe of Bayou Bourbeaux’s first historical marker was placed in honor of their first chief, White Smoke.
    Butte Tribe of Bayou Bourbeaux’s first historical marker was placed in honor of their first chief, White Smoke.
  • Natchitoches’ Historical Native Desadier School House marker will be unveiled Saturday, Sept. 14, at Pace Recreation Center, 1248 Hwy 126. Pictured are Chief Rodger Collum and Joseph Hernandez.
    Natchitoches’ Historical Native Desadier School House marker will be unveiled Saturday, Sept. 14, at Pace Recreation Center, 1248 Hwy 126. Pictured are Chief Rodger Collum and Joseph Hernandez.
  • Chief Rodger Collum and his granddaughter, Aurora, found this Native American artifact when their chickens were dust bathing. It just appeared.
    Chief Rodger Collum and his granddaughter, Aurora, found this Native American artifact when their chickens were dust bathing. It just appeared.
    For many years, people in Natchitoches Parish wondered where the descendants of the Native Americans within the parish were. The historical Natchitoches Indians are long gone. Some say they have relocated toward Toledo Bend along the Louisiana/Texas border. Others say they are extinct. In any case, the urgency of documenting the bloodlines of their tribe is paramount.What does exist is a...

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