List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: To Cast a Wide Net
1. “He and I Shall Be but One”: The Forging of Houma and French Alliances
2. “We Should Be Obligated to Destroy Them”: Houma Remove to Bayou St. John and Ascension
3. In the Shelter of a Duck’s Nesting Place: Shifting Power and Politics along the Mississippi
4. A Kingdom of Water: Adaptation and Erasure in Bayou Country
5. “So-Called Indians”: The Houma Quest for Education
6. A Paper Genocide: The Fight for Recognition
Conclusion: The Sea of Galilee
Notes
Bibliography
Index