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Tassenogoula

"Tassenogoula" is an alternate name for the Avoyel tribe of Louisiana. It was their name in the language of the neighboring Choctaw tribe, and it means "flint people" in Choctaw.

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Avoyel
Language of Louisiana
Gulf language family
Southeastern Indian
North American Native people

Here are a few good books about the Tassenogoulas:
The Tassenogoula Tribe of Louisiana
Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley

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