Audience in Congress for the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) briefing on the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians. WASHINGTON --- The Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians of southern Louisiana is in immediate danger of losing their home and culture due to rising sea levels
Indigenous Louisiana Tribe Losing Their Land To Climate Change Faster Than Anywhere In World
With their land and culture threatened by the effects of climate change and other human activities, one Louisiana tribe is doing everything it can to gain federal tribal recognition and claim the benefits that come along with it before it’s too late.