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Petit-Taensa

"Petit-Taensa" is an alternate name for the Avoyel tribe of Louisiana. This name was given to them by the French, in reference to another related tribe called the Taensas. "Petit Taensas" means "little Taensas" in French.

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Avoyel
Taensa
Language in Louisiana
Tunican
Southeast Native American
North American Native culture

Here are a few good books about the Petit-Taensas:
The Petit-Taensa Tribe of Louisiana
Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley

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