The United Houma Nation, Inc. is a state-recognized tribe and non-profit organization in Louisiana. It is one of the largest state-recognized tribes in the United States, with over 17,000 registered members. It is not a federally recognized American Indian tribe.

History

The state of Louisiana officially recognized the United Houma Nation in 1972.[1]

The United Houma Nation's petition for federal recognition was denied by the Office of Federal Acknowledgment in 1994.[2]

The United Houma Nation, Inc. has the largest membership of any state-recognized tribe in Louisiana and has more members than any of the four federally recognized tribes in Louisiana.[3] It is one of the largest state-recognized tribes in the United States, with over 17,000 members.

The organization holds a yearly "intertribal powwow" in Louisiana.[4]

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