Atakapa
Americannoun
PLURAL
AtakapasPLURAL
Atakapa-
a member of an American Indian people living along the coast of Louisiana.
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the language of the Atakapa Indians.
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Russell Reed, an Atakapa Indian from southern Louisiana, said some visitors have never heard much about the Indian story of Jamestown and have certainly not met a “real, live Indian.”
From Washington Post
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