<p>A complete listing of all the Indian villages, towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.</p> <p>Baton Rouge (French transl. of Choctaw <i>itu-úma</i> 'red pole'. Gatschet). A point on the high banks of the Mississippi, in Louisiana, at which the natives planted a painted pole to mark the boundary between the Bayogoula below and the Huma who extended for 30 leagues above. See Pénicaut in Margry, Dec., v, 395, 1883. The place is now occupied by the capital of Louisiana. See Red Stick.</p> <p>Bayou Chicot (Creole French: <i>chicot</i>, 'snag, tree-stump'). A former <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/native/choctaw-tribe.htm"> Choctaw</a> village s. of Cheneyville, St Landry parish, La. </p> <p> </p> <p>Bonfouca. A former <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/native/muskogee-indians.htm"> Muskhogean</a> settlement, a short distance N. of L. Pontchartrain, La.</p> <p> </p> <p> Boutté Station. A village in St Charles parish, La., at which lived a camp of Choctaw who manufactured cane basketry and gathered the okra which was ground into gumbo file. Harris, <i>La. Products, 203, 1881</i>.</p> <p> </p> <p> <b> <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/native/indian-villages-towns-and-settlements-of-the-united-states.htm"> Villages of the Untied States</a> | <span class="removed_link" title="indian_villages_louisiana.htm"> Louisiana Indian Villages</span></b></p> <p> This site includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes implied .</p> <p><i>Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906</i></p>
