Cultural Traditions

Baskets

    Coushatta men and women have woven baskets for centuries, using materials such as white oak, sedge grass, swamp cane, and other locally available resources.  The earliest baskets were used ... read more »

Powwow

The modern powwow is a combination of a variety of dance styles and traditions based on a long history.  Native American dance traditions and religious practices were often banned by ... read more »

What is a Stomp Dance

The Coushatta, Alabama, Seminole, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes are all related, Muskogean tribes. We share traditions, ceremonies, and even language through this relationship. One of those traditions is a ... read more »