Louisiana Indian Tales vividly re-creates the struggles and triumphs of
the state's first inhabitants. Dating back to 10,000 B.C., when the
Paleo-Indians occupied the area and huge woolly mammoths and mastodons
roamed the land, these poignant stories are based on archaeological
evidence and historical knowledge traced through modern-day findings.
For young readers, the tales in this collection focus on many tribes
from around the state, such as the Tchefuncte, Choctaw, Chitimacha,
Caddo, Houma, and Bayougoula.