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Houma tribe———La Salle encountered them on his explorations---have moved many times---ended up in Terrebonne Parish in coastal marshes---so crawfish became their totem; also Istrouma became tribal symbol—this tall red pole marked hunting grounds between Houma/Bayougoula----Fr. called it Baton Rouge [red stick]---they have intermarried w/many tribes as they moved, and it's been hard for them to prove a distinct ancestry---they have state recognition, but still continue to get federal recognition
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